The Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Fisheries confirms that Argentina has returned to health and declared free of disease Avian Influenza After ending the last of 18 virus outbreaks detected in the country.
Following a series of measures by the producer and Senasa, the virus was brought under control and Senasa notified the OIE that the country’s health campaign to contain the virus had come to an end. Avian Influenza.
The Ministry of Agriculture reported in a statement: “Health action against recent outbreak of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in poultry has been completed and the last of 18 detected outbreaks has ended Commercial organizations registered in my country” Avian Influenza.
Agriculture Minister Juan José Bajillo stressed that “cooperation with the production sector and with provincial and national institutions has enabled Argentina to restore epidemiological stability almost six months after the virus was first detected in poultry farms”.
He also explained that “the National Service of Agri-Food Hygiene and Quality (Senasa) submitted to the World Organization for Animal Health (OMSA) a document with a self-declaration that supports and maintains Argentina’s current status as a country free of the disease” .
They detail from the files that nearly six months have passed since the outbreak was first detected, during which time “18 outbreaks occurred on poultry farms involving a total of approximately 2.2 million poultry birds.”
Most cases have occurred in the province of Buenos Aires, but since last February, Neuquen, Rionegro, Entre Ríos, Córdoba, Chubut and Santa Fe Cases have also emerged.
Precautionary measures will continue
Senasa National Animal Health Director Ximena Melón explained that in order to maintain disease Precautionary measures will be maintained, also in order not to affect domestic and international trade.
“We will continue to work on zoning tools with the aim of keeping international trade uninterrupted in the event of possible regrowth of poultry.” he pointed out.
He also recalled: “It is important to consider that the HPAI emergency continues in our country and that the disease is transmitted through migratory birds, which is why the health challenges to the nation’s poultry farming remain.”