Peru approves new health measures to prevent the spread of avian influenza

The Ministry of Agrarian Development and Irrigation (MIDAGRI), through the National Agrarian Health Service (SENASA), and in coordination with the Peruvian Poultry Association (APA), approved new health measures aimed at preventing and controlling the spread of influenza highly pathogenic avian at the national level. The regulations were made official, today, April 23, 2024, through the publication of Directorial Resolution No. 0014-2024-MIDAGRI-SENASA-DSA in the official newspaper El Peruano, which includes the guidelines for vaccination and health certification for mobilization. of birds and their products. The rule establishes that vaccination is mandatory in fighting poultry farms and commercial farms for grandparent breeders, parent breeders, commercial layers, turkeys and ducks for fattening, including establishments without health authorization for opening and operation (ASAF). , which are within a containment zone around an outbreak (perifocal zone) and surveillance zone ...