Eight countries in South America have cases of avian flu, six of them on the border with Brazil

Published 2023년 2월 16일

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The Pan American Health Organization has reported outbreaks of avian influenza in 16 countries in the Americas, including Canada, United States, Mexico, and several countries in Central and South America. Brazil, a major poultry producer, has not yet reported any cases but is implementing a disease contingency plan and preparing preventive measures to protect its poultry industry. The risk period for the disease is between April and May due to migratory birds. The article also highlights efforts by authorities in Paraná, Santa Catarina, and Rio Grande do Sul to protect the region's poultry industry in case the disease enters Brazil.

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The last update of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), on January 11, 2023, reports cases of avian influenza in the American continent in Canada, United States, Mexico (North America), Honduras, Panama (Central America), Chile , Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela (South America). Since then, other countries have also recorded outbreaks, such as Cuba and Guatemala, in Central America, and in South America, Bolivia, Uruguay and Argentina. Altogether, there are 16 countries in the Americas with records of the highly pathogenic disease. Of these, eight are in South America, and six border Brazil, from north to south of the country. (SEE FULL LIST BELOW) This Wednesday (15), when the cases in Uruguay and Argentina, bordering the southern region of Brazil, where poultry production is concentrated, were made public, there was a manifestation by sector entities and the minister of the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply (MAPA), Carlos Fávaro about it. According ...

Source: NoticiasAgricolas