go through Country – Uruguay. September 20, 2023 | 08:09
Cases of bird flu infection in Brazil rose to 102, but none among commercial birds.
The world’s third largest poultry meat producer confirmed 102 outbreaks through the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock on Sunday night (map).
Between 13 and 15 September, 7 new outbreaks in wild birds were confirmed: 6 on the coast of São Paulo (2 in Santos and the others in Guaruj, Itanam, Praiague Rand and Bertioga), 1 occurred in Rod de Janeiro (So Joo da Bar).
Of the cases confirmed so far, two have been found in wild birds and two in domestic birds.
A new investigation into the suspicious case is underway. Since the first case was confirmed on May 15, 1,861 suspected cases of Avian Respiratory and Neurological Syndrome have been investigated in the country. Among them, there are 480 sample braids.
The state with the highest number of outbreaks is Esprito Santo (28 wild birds and 1 surviving bird), followed by São Paulo (27 wild birds), Rio de Janeiro (18 wild birds), Paran (12), Santa Cata Linna (10 wild birds), birds and 1 surviving bird species), Baja (4) and Rio Grande do Sul (1). According to World Organization for Animal Health (WHOSA) criteria, Brazil is still considered free of HPAI as there are no confirmed cases of infection in birds in the production sector.