And high pathogenicity avian influence outbreak (IAAP) was detected on a farm in the Montenegro area, in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. This was reported by the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock of that country. The European Union and China suspended the purchase of chicken meat, while other countries activated emergency measures and Brazil also put an operation into practice to contain the situation.
The official statement published by the Government of Lula da Silva clarifies that “the disease is not transmitted by the consumption of birds of birds or eggs” and adds: “The risk of human infection due to the avian flu virus is low and in most cases it occurs between operators or professionals who have intense contact with infected birds (live or dead).”
But the outbreak also has economic consequences. Brazil’s agricultural authorities -which is the main world exporter of chicken meat– They pointed out that the containment and eradication measures of the focus have already been initiated. In turn, the Ministry of Agriculture of Rio Grande do Sul reported that the area was isolated and the remaining birds were eliminated, in addition to carrying out a complementary investigation in an initial radius of 10 kilometers from which the outbreak was identified.
According to Carlos Fávaro, Minister of Agriculture and Livestock of Brazil, the 35 animals on the farm were sacrificed so that the virus does not spread through the region. “We are destroying all the material, produced ovules, already unfeasible animals, to be able to block the case, and faster than provided by the 60 -day health protocol. Before that, we want to restore normality with all,” he told CNN.
The minister estimated that the process must last between 28 and 60 days and then “Brazil must return to normal throughout the country,” he told The globe.
However, the reactions soon arrived. The outbreak was recorded 620 km from the border with Argentina, so the SENASA ordered as a prevention measure the Import suspension of products and by -products of avian origin from Brazil in which the condition of Iaap free country is certified.
On the other hand, he urged the country’s commercial poultry establishments to strengthen biosafety and surveillance measures to reduce the risk of income.
China He suspended his imports of chicken meat from Brazil for 60. The Asian country is the main destination of its poultry exports, with more than 562,000 tons sent in 2024, according to data from the Brazilian Animal Protein Association (ABPA).
Fávaro explained that the Chinese government’s decision responds to an automatic import suspension protocol in these cases.
“The Brazilian system is so reliable and efficient that several countries changed their protocols because they know that Brazil knows how to make containment. That is why commercial restrictions They remain alone in the region where the outbreak is. Some countries did not change protocol, which is the case of China, “said Favaro.
After the official statement, Fávaro told him The globe that the European Union He had made the same decision, although he did not mention times. The United Kingdom, Japan, United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia, meanwhile, will apply a purchase restriction only from Rio Grande do Sul, he said.
On the other hand, the National Animal Health and Health Service (SENACSA) of Paraguay This Friday issued a health alert for officials and producers to notify the stocks of sick or dead birds, after Brazil detected the outbreak.
Senacsa asked to be in “maximum alert” to the officials of the 18 sanitary regions, of the zonal units, of the entrance points of the country, as well as the producers and the citizens in general.