Brazil Hopes to be Officially Free of Bird Flu in 28 Days
Brazil began a 28-day bird flu observation period on Thursday which it hopes will show the country's chicken farms are free of the disease after local authorities said a farm where its first outbreak was detected had been fully disinfected.
The outbreak in the world's largest chicken exporter, detected in the town of Montenegro in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, triggered trade bans from multiple countries.
"It is under control, we have no evidence of new notifications," said Rosane Collares...
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