Brazil Confirms Newcastle Disease Outbreak in Santa Catarina — Why Does It Matter for Chicken?
Brazil's Ministry of Agriculture (MAPA) confirmed on October 18 an outbreak of Newcastle disease at a commercial turkey meat production establishment in Nova Itaberaba, Santa Catarina. The case was identified during an epidemiological investigation by the state's official veterinary service. It was confirmed by the Federal Agricultural Defense Laboratory in São Paulo (LFDA-SP), which WOAH recognizes as an international reference laboratory for the disease. MAPA said the virus is a virulent avian paramyxovirus serotype 1 (APMV-1) under WOAH criteria.
The establishment has been interdicted and bird movement suspended. Control and eradication will follow the...
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