Senasa confirmed this after sending a self-declaration from a country free of the disease to the OIE.
Commodore Rivadavia.- Self-declared disease-free poultry from countries reporting to the World Organization for Animal Health (OMSA) within the framework of the Emergency Declaration of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) – Resolution 147/2023 – and more recently after final reporting Following an outbreak at a farm (commercial area), the National Agricultural Product Health and Quality Service (Senasa) supports sanitation measures and actions in the area for containment and prevention.
In this context, Senasa stated that given the behavior of the disease and its mode of transmission and transmission, the risk of reintroduction of HPAI through birds, the agency will continue to work with different regional, provincial and national organizations and production sectors cooperate. The prevalence of migratory birds remains, as outbreaks in backyard birds have been detected and are sporadic and to a lesser extent.
Although in commercial poultry farming it is possible to contain all events and return to a free state, preventive and epidemiological surveillance measures remain in place and active should the virus possibly re-enter these establishments.
On the other hand, with the progress made in the provinces of Corrientes, Misiones, Neuquen and Río Negro, the National Health Organization is in constant contact with the production sector to develop a program for the movement of chicks .
Producers, institutions and the public are reminded to notify Senasa if fatalities, neurological, digestive and/or respiratory symptoms are observed in wild or poultry:
In person at the nearest Senasa office, phone 11 5700 5704; through the mobile device application “Senasa Notifications” available in the Play Store; write an email to notificaciones@senasa.gob.ar; or through the ” Notify Senasa” section. More information on the Avian Influenza microsite.