Bird flu: Argentina finds more cases of sea lion infections World

health services Argentina More Sea Lion Infections Have Been Found Avian Influenza It has been reported in multiple locations along the country’s Atlantic coast, official sources reported on Saturday.

In early August, the first dead animals were detected near the city of Rio Grande in the southern province of Tierra del Fuego, followed by cases in ten other colonies. sea ​​lion Different areas in the provinces of Buenos Aires, Río Negro, Chubut and Santa Cruz.

These sites were added in the last few hours to Puerto Madryn (Chubut) and Rio Grande (Rio Negro), where laboratory samples confirmed that sea lions found dead on the coast were infected with highly pathogenic fowl Influenza (HPAI) H5.

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“These findings were made within the framework of surveillance operations and hygiene measures to prevent disease carried out throughout the country after the HPAI declared a state of emergency,” the National Service for Food Quality Argentina (Senasa) said in a statement.

animal killed Avian Influenza They are buried to avoid any type of contamination or contagion to other animals or humans.

The National Park Service decided this Saturday to suspend access to the Ilotolobos National Park, near the town of Playas Doradas in the Sierra Grande (Rio Negro), due to the confirmed cases.

The measure will remain in effect until the risk reduction identified by the Argentine health services is confirmed, the city of Sierra Grande reported.

According to the Argentine authorities, ” Avian Influenza is an underlying disease Zoonotic And its transmission occurs through indirect contact with vehicles, footwear, clothing or direct contact”.

“Infected animals eliminate the virus through feces and secretions, and feces are highly contagious; contact with humans can be through the air route or through mucous membrane contact, they warn.

(Data from EFE)