Argentina and Uruguay have confirmed the first cases of bird flu among wild birds, confirming the spread of the disease in South America, Uruguayan newspaper El Observador reported.
In all countries of South America, cases of bird flu have been confirmed, with the exception of Brazil, Guyana and Suriname. However, the proximity of Brazil’s productive regions and the absence of large geographical barriers further increase the likelihood that the virus will reach the largest chicken exporter in the world.
In the case of Uruguay, the virus was detected in a swan near Lagoa Garzon on the country’s southern coast. In Argentina, the disease was found in the province of Jujuy in the Andean geese.
The authorities of the Ministry of Animal Husbandry, Agriculture and Fisheries are assessing the situation and appropriate measures will be taken.
Meanwhile, Argentina’s Minister of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries Juan José Bachillo called an emergency meeting on the issue.
“The presence of the virus in Argentina alarms all our services, but it does not surprise us. We are already working with various prevention organizations and territorial coverage to control the problem,” the secretary said. According to him, the most common way to penetrate through migratory birds, which are difficult to control. “Bird migrations have brought a pathogenic virus from the northern hemisphere,” he adds.
Avian influenza killed millions of birds in Europe, North America and Asia months before it arrived in South America.
In Brazil, after being confirmed in neighboring countries, the Brazilian Association of Animal Proteins (ABPA) issued a message stating that “it is monitoring the development of the situation.” The disease is detrimental to birds and, according to the survey, could cause 2.4 billion euros worth of damage to the Brazilian poultry sector.
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