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Reuters
06-06-2025
- Health
- Reuters
Brazil agriculture minister calls for bird flu vaccination debate
SAO PAULO, June 6 (Reuters) - Brazilian Agriculture Minister Carlos Favaro on Friday welcomed the opportunity to debate vaccination of poultry against bird flu following the country's first confirmed outbreak on a commercial chicken breeding farm last month. Speaking in Paris at the World Organization for Animal Health, Favaro said Brazil would be prepared to host a global conference on animal health in 2026, saying it would be the ideal venue for such a discussion to take place. The potential use of vaccines against highly pathogenic avian influenza could restrict access to markets for Brazil, the world's largest chicken exporter. But Favaro called for a discussion involving sellers and buyers to waive any restrictions in case vaccination is adopted, as Brazil is already facing bird flu-related trade bans. Favaro also defended a regionalization model under which trade bans would only apply to specific locations affected by outbreaks of highly contagious diseases such as bird flu or Newcastle disease. Brazil received on Friday a formal certification as a country free of foot-and-mouth disease without vaccination, which in theory could give Brazilian beef access to stricter markets, like Japan. The industry and minister called this certification "historic."
CNA
04-06-2025
- Business
- CNA
Brazil confirms bird flu case at zoo
BRASILIA: The Brazilian government confirmed a case of bird flu at a zoo in its capital after two birds were found dead there last week. Brazil, the world's top exporter of chicken meat, has suspended its shipments to more than 20 countries due to an avian flu outbreak that began in mid-May. Brasilia's zoo closed on May 28 after finding a dead pigeon and dead duck that it suspected were cases of the disease. Samples from the birds revealed "the detection of a case of highly pathogenic avian influenza", the Federal District's Agriculture Secretariat said on social media Tuesday. "With the confirmation of the outbreak ... the closure of the zoo will remain in effect until Jun 12, if no new cases are detected on-site." This brings the total number of recently reported bird flu cases in Brazil to five, according to the ministry of agriculture. The first case was recorded on May 16 at a farm in the southern state of Rio Grande do Sul. Avian flu has spread globally in recent years, leading to mass culling of poultry, some human deaths, and a spike in egg prices. Infections in humans can cause severe disease with a high mortality rate, according to the World Health Organization, but the virus does not appear to move easily from person to person. Human cases detected so far were mostly in people who had close contact with infected birds and other animals, or contaminated environments.
Malay Mail
29-05-2025
- Business
- Malay Mail
Brazil shuts Brasilia zoo after bird flu kills wild pigeon and duck, export halt hits 24 countries including China
BRASÍLIA, May 29 — Brasilia's zoo shut out visitors yesterday after detecting suspected fatal cases of bird flu in a pigeon and a duck two weeks after an outbreak was detected on a poultry farm in Brazil's south. The agriculture department announced the zoo in Brazil's capital would be closed temporarily, but without saying when it will reopen. The dead birds were wild, not part of the zoo's stock, said the department, adding the risk of human infection 'is considered low.' Brazil, the world's leading exporter of chicken meat, halted shipments to 24 countries — including China, its biggest customer — after registering a bird flu outbreak on a farm in the state of Rio Grande do Sul on May 16. Infections in humans can cause severe disease with a high mortality rate, according to the World Health Organization, but the virus does not appear to move easily from person to person. Human cases detected so far were mostly in people who had close contact with infected birds and other animals, or contaminated environments. — AFP
Asharq Al-Awsat
16-05-2025
- Health
- Asharq Al-Awsat
Brazil Confirms First Bird Flu Outbreak in Commercial Poultry
Brazil's Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock on Friday confirmed the country's first bird flu outbreak in a commercial poultry. The virus was found at a facility in the southern state of Rio Grande do Sul, the ministry said in a statement. It added it has begun implementing a contingency plan 'not only to eliminate the disease but also to maintain the sector's productive capacity, ensuring supply and, consequently, food security for the population.' The ministry added that it has also notified the World Organization for Animal Health, the Ministries of Health and the Environment and Brazil's trade partners, Reuters reported. Agriculture and Livestock minister Carlos Fávaro said Friday that China has halted poultry imports from Brazil for 60 days, according to local media. The ministry also said the disease is not transmitted through the consumption of poultry meat or eggs. "The risk of human infection by the avian flu virus is low and occurs mostly among handlers or professionals who have close contact with infected birds (alive or dead),' the ministry said.
Associated Press
16-05-2025
- Health
- Associated Press
Brazil confirms first bird flu outbreak in commercial poultry
SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil's Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock on Friday confirmed the country's first bird flu outbreak in a commercial poultry. The virus was found at a facility in the southern state of Rio Grande do Sul, the ministry said in a statement. It added it has begun implementing a contingency plan 'not only to eliminate the disease but also to maintain the sector's productive capacity, ensuring supply and, consequently, food security for the population.' The ministry added that it has also notified the World Organization for Animal Health, the Ministries of Health and the Environment and Brazil's trade partners. Agriculture and Livestock minister Carlos Fávaro said Friday that China has halted poultry imports from Brazil for 60 days, according to local media. The ministry also said the disease is not transmitted through the consumption of poultry meat or eggs. 'The risk of human infection by the avian flu virus is low and occurs mostly among handlers or professionals who have close contact with infected birds (alive or dead),' the ministry said. ____ Follow AP's coverage of Latin America and the Caribbean at
