Brazil registers first case of avian flu in a domestic bird

This Tuesday (27.06) the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (Mapa) confirmed the first case of avian flu in a domestic bird in a subsistence farm where there were ducks, geese, mallards and chickens. The detection took place in the municipality of Serra, in the state of Espírito Santo. Since the virus entered Brazil on May 15, 53 outbreaks of avian flu have already been detected — almost all of them in wild birds in the states of Espírito Santo, Bahia, Paraná, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina and São Paulo. Paul. According to the MAPA, this is the first outbreak detected in domestic poultry for subsistence farming, the occurrence of the confirmed outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (IAAP - H5N1) in subsistence poultry does not bring restrictions to the international trade of Brazilian poultry products. Consumption and export of poultry products remain safe. The ministry continues to warn the population not to collect sick or dead birds and call ...