Prevalence of diseases affecting birds and other animals in Latin America and the Caribbean; no cases among consumers and exports without Brazil
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Nearly 400 seals and sea lions have died off the coast of Uruguay in recent weeks.Carmen Leizagoyen, the second director of the Department of Animals at the Ministry of Environment, died Avian Influenza.
The first case was discovered in the maritime forest of Montevideo Beach, where the Plata River flows into the Atlantic Ocean. Since then, various species of this species have appeared along the Atlantic coast and along rivers.
About 350 of them were buried to prevent the spread of the virus. Além disso, or goveno orientu banhistas, used to maintain distance between two animals, with human infection Bird flu is not common.
However, Leizagoyen claimed there was nothing to be done. “Duensa cannot be controlled. “We have to wait for the immunity of both animals to kick in, but we don’t know when that will happen,” he said. AFP.
The avian influenza virus currently circulating around the world is H5NI, which is considered a variant Highly pathogenic (Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza). Isso means it causes severe disease with high mortality in infected animals.
Several countries are monitoring the situation after the first case of H5 avian influenza was detected.second arrival pan american health organization (Pan American Health Organization), currently 15 countries Latin America Surprising conditions have been discovered in the Caribbean that have never been documented before.
Generally, these identified outbreaks have occurred primarily in areas along the Pacific Flyway.
Brazilian bird flu
According to the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock, Brazil does not exist 112 Influenza Outbreak Bird bird. Each outbreak is an epidemiological unit in which only one case is confirmed.
Até quarta-feira (27), atingia birds for this trade have not been registered in any case. In this way, the Ministry informs that it does not pose a risk to the consumption or export of animal products.
Also this week, the House approved Temporary measures 1177/23, for 2023 Orçamento has opened an extraordinary credit for the country’s fight against avian influenza. The value was determined to be R$ 200 million. Members will now be sent to the Senate.
