Sonora farm reports first outbreak of H5N1 bird flu – National News Network

The World Organization for Animal Health (WHOSA) reported on Thursday that Mexico reports first case of highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza outbreak

This happened on one farm this season, a month after local authorities declared these poultry areas in the country virus-free.

It is worth mentioning that The virus is highly contagious, so its spread is of concern to governments and the poultry industry. It has ravaged farmland around the world in recent years, disrupting supplies, driving up food prices and posing a risk of human-to-human transmission.

According to WHOSA, citing a report from Mexican authorities, The outbreak detected in Sonora state resulted in the death of 15,000 of 90,000 laying hens and the remainder were euthanized.

“Thanks to passive epidemiological surveillance conducted by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, A poultry production plant in Cayemé, Sonora, reports its first outbreak of highly pathogenic H5 avian influenza this season“, he pointed out.

It is worth adding that early last month, Mexico’s animal safety department confirmed the first case of wild birds infected with H5N1 avian influenza. Poultry farms in country declared virus-free The same day; the Department of Agriculture reported on Wednesday that transmission of H5N1 avian influenza had been detected at a second commercial farm in the region, three kilometers from the first farm where the virus was confirmed.

Therefore, in view of this, the local Directorate General of Animal Health (DGSA) Declared isolation and began on-site cleaning and disinfection workwith 54,000 birds, is at the end of its production cycle.

Source: Forbes Mexico/Mrcv/ Photo: freepik