Spain is working on a self-declaration of being a country free of avian influenza for poultry.

The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAPA) is working on a "self-declaration" report of the country being free of avian influenza for poultry after a month and a half without the detection of outbreaks in poultry farms, as announced this Tuesday in a statement. Agriculture has indicated that the situation of the disease is currently controlled in poultry farms, with no new outbreaks, although cases continue to be recorded in wild bird populations - but this does not affect the status of being free of the disease for commercially valuable poultry. Therefore, the Ministry is working on the self-declaration report, which will be presented to the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) for trade with third countries, according to the statement, which informed of the results of the meeting of the poultry sector table for laying hens and meat. "The situation of the disease is currently under control, with 14 outbreaks in poultry farms, the last one a month and a half ...