August 11, 2023

Argentina once more avian influenza-free

Argentina's National Agrifood Health and Quality Service (Senasa) announced on August 8 that the country was again avian influenza-free.

In a note to the World Organization for Animal Health, the sanitary agency said the last of the 18 outbreaks detected in commercial establishments had been controlled six months after the first case was detected.

The Secretariat of Agriculture said the sanitary actions for the last outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in poultry, also known as avian flu, have been completed with the conclusion of those outbreaks.

"The National Agrifood Health and Quality Service (Senasa) submitted to the World Organization for Animal Health the document with the self-declaration, which supports and sustains Argentina's current status as a country free of the disease," Agriculture Secretary Juan José Bahillo said.

- MercoPress