Panama activates national animal health alert to control avian infectious laryngotracheitis outbreak

According to a report from TVN-2, the national animal health alert was initiated due to an outbreak of infectious laryngotracheitis in a poultry farm in the San José area of San Francisco, Veraguas. Currently, the farm has been placed under quarantine in coordination with the Agricultural Quarantine Enforcement Authority. Infectious laryngotracheitis is a highly contagious respiratory disease caused by Gallid herpesvirus type 1 (GaHV-1), which can infect both domestic and wild birds, potentially causing severe economic losses in the poultry industry. The resolution clearly stipulates the following control measures: prohibiting the transportation of poultry, hatching eggs, and related risk materials from the epidemic area to other regions within the country; strengthening the supervision of free-range poultry, hatching eggs, and ornamental birds circulating within the country; requesting police support if farmers refuse to cooperate with control measures; and imposing penalties on ...