(CNN Radio Argentina) — Juan LorenzaniThe president of the Argentine Animals Foundation this Wednesday pledged CNN Radio “We must keep our distance from areas where sea lions are found” given the increase in bird flu infections seen in the towns of Cleromeco and San Blas in Buenos Aires and San Antonio Este in the state of Río Negro .
“The disease has been occurring in Peru since February, and we have had the first news since then. Earlier this month, animals began to be observed in Tierra del Fuego, Chubut and Rio Negro. Just 10 days ago, there was a mass death in the Neceochea area, and then there were animal carcasses in Mar del Plata,” Lorenzani said.
In turn, he counts on afternoon first day That “The transmission of the disease from one animal to another occurs through the migration of wolves. In Mar del Plata, they are all males. 70% migrate to other breeding groups, and the distribution is very wide, and that’s where these infections start to happen s reason.
“The virus has mutated and spread to marine mammals. We are taking great care to avoid contact with these animals and we must take possible precautions as the virus can be transmitted to humans. The virus doesn’t spread through the air, but through feces or mucus,” he said.
To that end, he recommends “keeping a distance of at least 15 or 20 meters” from areas where sea lions are spotted.