Just about twelve months after poultry in Argentina was once declared unfastened of H5N1 extremely pathogenic avian influenza, it’s now reported that wild birds within the nation also are freed from the virus.
The Global Organisation for Animal Well being (WOAH) issued a record on August 6, pointing out that the H5N1 scenario in non-poultry birds had been “resolved.”
Between July 28, 2023, and August 6, 2023, Argentina reported 748 H5N1-related wild chicken deaths, with the ones species together with kelp gull, Chilean flamingo, South American tern, gull-billed tern and imperial shag. A yr later, the H5N1 HPAI-free declaration was once made.
“Up to now, Argentina has no HPAI outbreaks and maintains lively and passive surveillance actions right through the nationwide territory,” the WOAH record mentioned.
This H5N1-free declaration follows a an identical declaration made in September 2023, when the H5N1 HPAI scenario in Argentinian poultry was once deemed resolved. Between February 2023 and April 2023, the rustic had misplaced greater than 2.2 million head of poultry. Inflamed operations integrated 13 layer farms, 3 breeder farms and two broiler farms.
Whilst the WOAH has closed its experiences on H5N1 avian influenza outbreaks, it nonetheless has an open record on untyped H5 HPAI infections in what it refers to as odd host species in Argentina. Between August and October 2023, 1,881 HPAI-related animal deaths have been reported in South American fur seals, South American terns, South American sea lions and southern elephant seals. Alternatively, WOAH has no longer issued any new experiences at the subject since October 28, 2023.