Brazil remains free of avian flu after negative results for 3 suspected cases

By Victor Borges BRASILIA (Reuters) -Brazil, the world's largest exporter of chicken meat, continues without a single case of avian flu and has expanded preventive measures at the border after confirmations of the disease in neighboring countries Argentina and Uruguay, the Minister of Agriculture said on Wednesday. , Carlos Favaro. According to him, Brazil registered three suspected cases of the disease, but tests were negative. "It's important to say that we don't have any cases..., our avian flu-free status continues... The case on the Uruguayan border increases our vigilance," the minister told journalists in Brasilia. Fávaro pointed out that the federal government is intensifying a campaign against bird flu and added that the country has a good prevention system. "We are prepared to face whatever you need." He commented that the case in Argentina, as well as in Uruguay, is in wild birds. "Bolivia already has (cases) on commercial farms, Peru already has them, Ecuador already ...