Brazil Extends Avian Flu Health Emergency for 180 days
Brazil's agriculture ministry has extended a national health emergency for another 180 days due to more detections of the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) virus in wild birds, according to a statement on Tuesday.
The highly infections virus has not yet reached commercial flocks, meaning Brazil's status as an avian influenza-free country before the World Organization for Animal Health remains, the statement added.
Outbreaks in commercial flocks, which have happened in major chicken producers like the United States, could trigger export bans...
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