As the new summer approaches, tourism authorities and entrepreneurs observe with concern the spread of the virus in coastal areas.
The government carefully monitors and warns about the progress of the epidemic Avian Influenza among sea lions Uruguay, A large-scale outbreak may Health status and economy The country: In addition to the possibility of infection in humans and birds – which would increase the spread of the virus and put the poultry production sector at risk – there are now concerns How does avian influenza affect tourism?.
“We are very concerned about this issue and are concerned about it,” the minister said. Tabareviera Tourism In the framework of the Observer lunch Association of Marketing Managers of Uruguay (ADM).The point is that sea lions are part of the tourist attractions on the Uruguayan coast, so Avian Influenza In this species, potentially creating complications for tourism, at new doorsteps summer.
For businessmen in industries related to sailing tourism (and the sailing industry in general), the situation is a wake-up call, even pointing out that if bird flu is Punta del Este ‘as if another coronavirus is coming’due to the impact it will have on the activity.
Currently, the only measures taken in this regard are fencing Puerto del Este While there are confirmed cases in the sea lion population, it is important to prevent people from getting close to the animals, and the exact extent of the virus in the samples is not known.
Likewise, from National Agency for Aquatic Resources (Dinara) They assured that the current situation Avian Influenza This is not yet something to be “alarmed” about, as wolf mortality rates are lower than they would otherwise be in the absence of the flu. Today, however, the animals will be swabbed at Isla Lobos, home to some 250,000 animals – the largest animal habitat. South America——, in view of the confirmation of some circumstances.
Afterwards, the organization will go to Cabo Polonio for a general visit.
New cases on Gold Coast
At the same time, a team from city of canelones At least three new cases detected with Dinara Avian Influenza In populations of penguins, wolves and sea lions gold coast, where authorities conducted swab tests for suspected infections.One of the positive cases was in Shangri-La, And the other two, in pine forest.
Likewise, in Rocha At least 12 dead or sick sea lions have been found on the coast.There are currently 7 confirmed cases Ministry of Livestock, Agriculture and Fisheries (MGAP).