Brazil: Cases of avian influenza in South America lead ABPA to reinforce sectoral biosecurity

The Associação Brasileira de Proteína Animal (ABPA) disclosed to its members, through the update of its biosecurity protocol, the recommendation to immediately suspend visits to farms, slaughterhouses and other poultry establishments in Brazil. The measure was taken because of the cases of avian influenza registered in South America. The decision of the association's board of directors is valid for both Brazilians and foreigners. Only those who work directly and exclusively at the respective production unit should have authorized access. The recommendation is valid regardless of compliance with “sanitary voids” – measures previously taken to authorize access, in which the professional from other countries fulfilled a period of quarantine to attest to the absence of any contamination. ABPA also recommends that specific and emergency needs be analyzed in the light of these recommendations, and with duplication of care. ABPA continues in a massive sectoral campaign and has also ...