The country has eliminated bird flu and will be able to export again

argentina may recover exit of chicken Next month, no cases since 50 days have passed Avian Influenza domestic.

In 2022, the country exported 17% of its poultry production, worth about $421 million, and will seek to revive a market slumped by the pandemic.

Currently, the National Agricultural Products Health and Quality Service Center (Senasa) has notified the World Organization for Animal Health (OMSA) that Argentina has restored health status as an avian influenza-free country, as recommended by this international entity. The announcement was made by the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Fisheries.

Minister Juan José Bajillo underlined in this regard that “the interface with the production sector and with provincial and national institutions, promoted by the Minister of the Economy, Sergio Massa, has allowed Argentina Epidemiological stability was restored almost six months after the virus was detected.”

Ximena Melón, Senasa’s national director of animal health, said the agency would continue to work on zoning tools “with the aim of keeping international trade uninterrupted in the event of possible regrowth of poultry.”

Senasa resolution 147 ordered the declaration of a national health emergency on 15 February this year, and the agency clarified that “the declaration remains in force through the implementation of epidemiological surveillance and prevention tasks throughout the country”.

Roberto Domenech, President of the Center of Poultry Processing Companies (CEPA), said: “This is good news, OMSA, as the entity that received the complaint when the first case happened, in about 15 days, you should tell the rest of the world that Argentina is once again a A country free of bird flu.”

He said: “However, the National Health Security Service and the private sector will continue to carry out all health work to control the spread of the virus. Entering the commercial space in the event of an outbreak.”