Brazil: Fundesa-RS recommends reinforcing biosecurity measures to prevent Avian Influenza

Published 2023년 5월 16일

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A case of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza has been detected in seabirds in Espírito Santo, Brazil, raising concerns about the need to reinforce biosecurity in producing regions, particularly in Rio Grande do Sul. This detection comes after the end of the main migration period of birds from the northern hemisphere, with concerns about migration from the extreme south. The Animal Sanitary Development and Defense Fund of Rio Grande do Sul is collaborating with the Official Veterinary Service to spread prevention guidelines and biosecurity measures to the productive sector. Rio Grande do Sul is the third largest producer and exporter of chicken meat in Brazil.

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A case of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza recorded in seabirds in Espírito Santo raises the need to reinforce biosecurity in producing regions. The notification came after the end of the main period of migration of birds from the northern hemisphere to the south, which ended in April. This means that the largest possible flow of birds with Avian Influenza (from the United States) has ended. However, especially for Rio Grande do Sul, which is close to Argentina and Uruguay, attention must remain. This is because, according to the coordinator of the Poultry Health Program at the Federal Superintendence of Agriculture in Rio Grande do Sul, Taís Barnasque, there is a migration coming from the extreme south, “like from Patagonia or Antarctica to here”. For this reason, in addition to the detection of the disease in Espírito Santo, the proximity of the producing regions of Rio Grande do Sul to this migration from the South, it is necessary to maintain and emphasize care in areas of ...

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