Preliminary case of bird flu confirmed in Galapagos Islands

“Preliminaryamong the five samples examined, three some of them have given positive arrive H5N1 bird flu«. With this news, Galapagos National Park A case of avian influenza was announced on the afternoon of Tuesday, September 19, 2023.

public entity guarantee government of ecuador Action was taken due to the presence of dead birds on the islands.

this Galapagos National Park address (DPNG) and Galapagos Biosecurity and Quarantine Control and Regulatory Agency (ABG) works in sampling and laboratory analysis to determine the cause of the animal’s death.

Materials collected by experts will be sent to National Institute of Public Health (Inspi) in Guayaquilfor confirmation, the statement said.

One of the first actions was to close visiting sites where affected birds were found: Genoese and Punta Pete (san cristobal). and preventively Punta Suarez and Punta Ceballos (spanish).

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Additionally, a circular has been issued to travel agencies to strengthen Disinfection of footwear and clothing When traveling up and down to other ground access locations. Ongoing disinfection of outdoor common areas and cleaning support vessels has also been enhanced. Passengers disembarking.

DPNG and ABG continuously monitor the population’s habitat and nesting areas endemic birds

as Penguins and cormorants Galapagos Islands.

for this Deployment team Travel to other areas of the archipelago to assess the situation. Naturalist guides and tour operators have been asked to step up observation and surveillance of wildlife behavior and report immediately to established emergency hotlines, the statement said.

“This country portfolio Deeply sorry for the arrival of this virus in the Galapagos. We mobilized all our resources and experts to implement measures to reduce the impact on this unique ecosystem.However, we made a An urgent appeal to the public. If you find sick or dead birds, do not touch or pick them up,” said José Antonio Dávalos, Minister of Environment, Water and Ecological Transition.

Galapagos National Park stated that it has arranged a dedicated team to collect the dead birds and carry out final disposal accordingly. Prevent the spread of viruses. That’s what the agreement says.

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