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Senasa faces control and awareness tasks

Senasa faces control and awareness tasks

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Argentine News

In the case of farms, they are especially asked limit the access of vehicles and outsidersisolate birds from other wild birds with anti-bird mesh, control insects and rodentsdisinfect the facilities and take care of waste management.

It is also recommended to place elements that contribute to dispel wild birdsas a scarecrow, and, if possible, use exclusive clothing and footwear when working with birds.

Both in the establishments and outside them, it is advisable to avoid having them in freedom -leaving them in chicken coops with adequate space-, especially if there are nearby bodies of water.

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In recent months, Senasa – indicated Rodolfo Acerbi, vice president of the organization – worked to facilitate the communication of these decisions, which are specified in Resolution 1699/2019 of the organization.

“Biosecurity in general is good worldwide, but this virus is extremely aggressive and at any slightest crack, it gains space and enters”explained Acerbi, and stressed that “the virus does not appear out of nowhere but because someone moved it, be it a bird or a person with their vehicles, clothing or hands.”

In the case of commercial farmseach one has a veterinarian who is trained by Senasa and “He is responsible together with the farmer in terms of health and biosafety.”

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Security measures

In view of detection of cases in commercial or backyard birdsit proceeds, in addition to the sacrifice of animals through regulated burial or cremationwith a Deep cleaning and disinfection of the entire establishment. After that, after a month, Senasa carries out a sampling and there it analyzes whether or not to authorize repopulating the place.

In addition to this -explained Acerbi- they look at two rings around the farm: a focus area in the three kilometers around it and another surveillance zone in the contiguous 10 kilometers.

In it, a total census of birds and farms is carried out, controlling the transit of people and vehicles, implementing reinforced biosecurity and cleaning measures and prohibiting the entry of new birds.

Outside the farms, in the case of wild birds, there is a coordination work with park rangers and the use of dronesto verify the presence of dead birds floating in the water mirrors and on their shores, or of specimens with symptoms such as swelling, incoordination or difficult breathing.

Source: Ambito

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