He Tálice Ecopark of the department of Flowers decided to keep its doors closed during Tourism Week to avoid possible complications after the recent cases of bird flu detected within the reserve.
Last week, the park had announced that it would open its doors this Monday at the beginning of Tourism Week. However, after the recommendations of the Ministry of Environment and the Ministry of Livestock, Agriculture and Fisheries (MGAP) the ecopark decided to remain closed during Tourism Week.
The reserve statement clarifies that the most important thing is to “guarantee sanitary conditions for our animals and for all who visit us.” The ministries remarked to the ecopark that the reopening and public attendance was not prudent due to the zoonosis.
At the end of March, cases of avian flu were detected in two species of birds within the Tálice Ecopark, to which three more deaths had been added than those who were awaiting confirmation results of the disease. From this, the department decided close the vicinity of the park to prevent further spread.
bird flu in Uruguay
Last week the eighth case of bird flu was detected in the town of Pennine Beach, in Saint Joseph. In that area of Silver City, close to Beach Pascual and in a nature reserve, there was the death of a Black Neck swan. After the corresponding analyses, the bird tested positive for bird flu.
This is already the eighth focus since the emergence of the first cases in Garzon Lagoon, also in specimens of Black-necked swans. And it is the sixth department that registers the presence of the virus: Cannelloni, Flowers, Maldonado, Montevideo, Tacuarembó and now San Jose.
In five of these foci, the affected birds were wildwhile in the other three, they were backyard birds.
Source: Ambito
