arrivesoon 400 sea lions and sea lions found dead in recent weeks off Uruguayan coastReported on Thursday, September 28, authorities, who attributes death to Avian Influenza.
The Ministry of Environment and Livestock, Agriculture and Fisheries (MGAP) monitors the epidemiological situation of these species after the first case influenza Birdhouse H5 Among sea lions found Cerro Beach Montevideo. dead specimens, approximately 350 of which have been bury To prevent the spread of the virus, they appear throughout Uruguay’s Atlantic coast and Milky Way.
“The situation is evolving now and we attribute it to avian influenza,” he explained to reporters. AFP Carmen Leizagoyen, head of wildlife areas at the Ministry of Environment. “You can’t control this disease. We have to wait for the population’s own immunity to kick in. At the moment we don’t know when that will happen,” he added.
Bird flu could affect more than 300,000 wolves and sea lions
The total number of sea lions and sea lions in Uruguay is approximately 315,000. The packs are located in Lobos Island in the Maldonado province, which has about 180,000 wolves and about 3,000 lions, and in Cape Poland in Rocha, which has about 120,000 wolves and about 12,000 lions.
Lezagoyan said the infectious disease was still being studied and asked people not to approach the animals to prevent the spread of the virus. “If you take your pets to the beach, you must keep them on a leash,” he stressed. In turn, he urged authorities to report any marine mammals sighted along the coast.
H5 viruses can cause serious muscle, neurological and respiratory effects. It is spread through the mouth and respiratory tract, and through secretions and excreta. It is able to survive in the environment for a period of time, depending on humidity, solar radiation and wind.
bird flu symptoms
When bird flu spreads to humans, symptoms in people can range from a mild upper respiratory tract infection (fever and cough) to severe pneumonia, acute respiratory distress syndrome (difficulty breathing), shock, and even death.
The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) stated that the emergence of pathogenic infectious diseases in the past two decades and recent zoonotic disease outbreaks have increasingly aroused public concern about the spread of diseases between species. “Test results in marine mammals do not affect self-declarations of animal health status to the World Organization for Animal Health (WHOSA),” MGAP said in a statement. nitrogen