Browsing: HPAI

Speaking in the Senate, Brazil’s Minister of Agriculture and Livestock, Carlos Fávaro, said that the vast majority of countries recognize the strength of Brazil’s sanitary system and that all measures from the contingency plan to contain avian flu have been implemented.

The country has detected for the first time a highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) outbreak in a commercial poultry farm. The government has implemented measures to contain the issue, including the disposal of birds and eggs from the facility and the suspension of chicken exports from Rio Grande do Sul, where the case was reported.