Argentina reports new cases of bird flu in its territory

Argentina reports new cases of bird flu in its territory

Published February 18,2023


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Argentina confirmed on Saturday two new circumstances of chicken flu detected in wild birds, three days after reporting the primary findings of the illness within the South American area.

“We have detected a second case in two wild ducks found dead in the province of Cordoba,” the Argentine National Service of Health and Agrifood Quality (SENASA) of the southern nation stated on Twitter.

Argentina, together with Uruguay – two essential worldwide agricultural producers – this week declared a state of sanitary emergency because of the first circumstances reported final Wednesday.

Officials in each nations stated they bolstered controls at borders and internally on account of the continued drawback.

Avian flu, which has reached new corners of the globe, has turn out to be endemic for the primary time in some wild birds that transmit the virus to poultry, specialists stated.

The virus has spurred import bans in some nations and pushed egg costs to report highs in some elements of the world.

Several nations in South America, together with Colombia, Bolivia, Ecuador and Venezuela, have already discovered circumstances of chicken flu of their territory.

Brazil, the world’s largest rooster exporter, has by no means reported a case however is on alert.

Source: www.anews.com.tr