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Florida chickens did not die from bird flu

Florida chickens did not die from bird flu

The Ministry of Livestock, Agriculture and Fisheries (MGAP) confirmed that the cause of death of the chickens was not due to the presence of the Avian Influenza virus.

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He Ministry of Livestock Agriculture and Fisheries (MGAP) confirmed that the death of 3,000 chickens on a farm in the town of Chamizo, Florida, it was not because of the presence of avian influenza in the birds after the corresponding studies on suspicion of Avian Influenza H5N1 were negative, so Uruguay resist a third outbreak of the virus.

The alarms went off when a poultry producer reported the death of 3,000 chickens on his farm in the department of Florida. With the background of the 70 hens that died in Saint Gregory of Polanco Due to avian influenza, and the certainty of the critical situation that the appearance of cases in productive establishments would generate, the MGAP proceeded to carry out the studies indicated by the protocol.

The General Directorate of Livestock Services of the MGAP, through the Animal Health Division carried out the tests and epidemiological studies that, to everyone’s relief, found that the cause of death in the chickens “does not correspond to the Avian Influenza virus (H5N1),” according to the ministry in a statement.

So far, apart from the 70 hens, the only cases in the country were the 100 Black Neck swans that died in Garzon Lagoonbetween rock and Maldonado. Meanwhile, the MGAP continues to urge “not to touch, not to move and notify” the authorities in case of finding dead or sick birds.

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If cases were found in hatcheries, “it would be a very strong impact,” according to Mattos

Following the confirmed foci of avian influenza, the national poultry industry has seen difficulties in moving forward to place poultry meat in China. In this context, Mattos said that “all measures are being taken so that this is not verified in hatcheries, there it would be a very strong impact“.

The legal provision that the MGAP has is of the stamping out“every animal that has had contact with diseased species must be sacrificed”, since “If there is a sick bird in a house of thousands, you have to eliminate the thousands that are in contact”said the minister, but not before mentioning that “all this would be a huge loss for the producer and the country.”

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