The World Organization for Animal Health (WHO) continues to report the spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) among poultry, wild birds and mammals, mainly in Europe, the Americas and Asia.
The World Organization for Animal Health (WHO) continues to report the spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) among poultry, wild birds and mammals, mainly in Europe, the Americas and Asia.
In this context, the National Center for Epidemiology, Prevention and Control of Diseases (CDC-Peru), Ministry of Health (Minsa), will formulate “Drills before bird flu cases detected in Peru”Its purpose is to assess the capacity of a multisectoral response to a human case of avian influenza.
Bearing in mind that planning and preparedness are essential to mitigate public health risks and damages, The exercise will be conducted with the highest training standards.
the goal is Strengthen multisectoral linkages at regional and local levels The National Agricultural Health Service (Senasa), the National Forest and Wildlife Service (Serfor), the National Nature Reserve Service (Sernanp) and other agencies carry out monitoring, prevention and control of animal epidemics after being notified of animal epidemics Avian Influenza A H5 subtype.
he The exercise will be held from August 9th to 11th next year Staff from the CDC, the National Institutes of Health (INS), Senasa, the Ministry of the Environment (Minam), Serfor, Sernanp, Diresa Callao and the Municipality of Ventanilla will participate.
in Peru, As of the 28th week of epidemiology in 2023, 241 animals have been confirmed positive for avian influenza. Subtype A, H5, is present in backyard and wild birds in 16 provinces and the Constitutional Province of Callao.
In the past two weeks, Epizootics reported in Latino Guinea (La Libertad) and San Juan de Miraflores (Lima) regions. However, to date, no human cases of avian influenza have been reported in the country.
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– On November 22, 2022, the State Agricultural Health Service announced a case of avian influenza A-H5 infection in pelicans in Lambayeque and gradually in other parts of the country.
– On January 7, 2023, the province of Bolivar, Ecuador confirmed the first human case of influenza A H5 infection, the first in the entire Latin America and Caribbean region.
– In July, the World Health Organization reported an unusual death of cats from influenza A (H5N1) in Poland, 29 of which tested positive for influenza; no symptoms were reported when humans came into contact with these animals.
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Release date: February 8, 2023