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The poultry industry has notified the World Organization for Animal Health (OMSA) of the National Agricultural Sanitation and Quality Service (Senasa) Restoration of Sanitation in the Argentine Country of Avian Influenza Freedom.
“This is good news, OMSA, as the entity that received the complaint when the first case occurred, has about 15 days to inform the rest of the world that Argentina is a free country again.” Avian Influenza. ” pointed out Roberto Domenech, president of the Center of Poultry Processing Companies (Cepa).
Likewise, Domenech stated: “However, Senasa and the private sector will continue to carry out all hygiene efforts to control the spread of the virus. In turn, the private sector will work to deepen traceability and biosecurity on farms to avoid possible The outbreak enters the business arena. The return of “bird flu-free” health provides international support for the way the crisis has been handled. From a commercial point of view, the time seems long, but from a health point of view, “at the right time and form , as well as tremendous power and speed, have been able to control and temporarily eradicate the virus in the commercial field. The entire poultry industry is already working with export destinations to rebuild commercial relationships.”
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In conclusion, Chairman Cepa emphasized, “We congratulate and thank all areas of Senasa who have shown so much commitment, support and dedication to the achievement of this successful outcome to the private sector. support, distributed necessary items to compensate producers who had to slaughter all their birds, and even compensated farms for fertilized or commercial eggs they did not keep, limiting the spread of the virus.”
“It’s very good news and we celebrate it, but we have a lot of work to do in the next two weeks in order to officially reopen all markets and that needs to be fully coordinated with the authorities so that the whole process works smoothly. Orderly and reliable.” Cash. Going forward, our premise is that prevention is part of national policy, which is critical for the industry given what we have been through this year,” said Capia President Javier Prida.
In the 162 days since the first bird flu outbreak in Argentina, 18 outbreaks have occurred in poultry farms, involving a total of about 2.2 million birds. Most of the cases are in the province of Buenos Aires, but there are also cases in Neuquen, Rionegro, Entre Ríos, Córdoba, Chubut and Santa Fe.
“We have taken effective action to control the disease and have provided assurances of epidemiological surveillance that it is not present in the national poultry industry. We will continue to work on zoning tools with the aim of keeping international trade in place while poultry may re-grow. disruption,” said Ximena Melón, National Animal Health Director at Senasa.
In addition, Mellon emphasized: “DNSA, its business areas in various regions, the work carried out by Senasa National Laboratories, combined with the cooperation with production departments and provincial and national agencies, make the restoration of epidemiological stability after the outbreak an important task. Possibly. It has been nearly 6 months since the virus was first detected on a poultry farm”.
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