They confirm cases of influenza among backyard birds in Remolino

The flu affected 139 backyard birds, with 129 dying and the remainder being euthanized as a health measure to control and eradicate the disease..

In early December 2022, due to the presence of avian influenza, the Colombian Agricultural Research Institute (ICA) announced a health quarantine in the municipalities of El Retén, Pivijay, Aracataca and Fundación, and carried out epidemiological surveillance in these areas and made corresponding health measures The sacrifice was made…

Then, by mid-January 2023, the emergency clearly intensified and began to be registered in other areas of the department, such as the lower Sierra Nevada and two communes in the Banana Zone, where cleaning and disinfection actions were immediately taken. .

Ten months later, the health system sounded the alarm because Phytosanitary authorities recently confirmed the presence of a new case of highly pathogenic avian influenza in a backyard in the municipality of Remolino, Magdalena.

The agency’s National Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory confirmed the positive results after the agency’s technical team responded to owner notifications of respiratory symptoms and high mortality in some birds.

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“Containment measures are advanced”

“We have reported the occurrence of this new case to the health and environmental authorities in order to establish in a clear way all the necessary measures to control this important disease,” said Edilberto Brito Sierra, Deputy Manager of the Animal Protection Department of the ICA.

The official added that an epidemiological investigation has begun to determine possible hypotheses for the case. Meanwhile, measures to control the outbreak are being implemented, including quarantining properties and culling affected birds.

It is worth mentioning that 139 birds were kept on the property, of which 129 died and the rest were culled as a sanitary measure to control and eradicate the disease according to established technical procedures.

Health authorities call on communities in the region to report any suspected clinical signs in their poultry to the nearest ICA office or to channels established for this purpose, so that quick action can be taken against the possible presence of the disease.

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