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Malay Mail
6 days ago
- Business
- Malay Mail
Brazil shuts Brasilia zoo after bird flu kills wild pigeon and duck, export halt hits 24 countries including China
BRASÍLIA, May 29 — Brasilia's zoo shut out visitors yesterday after detecting suspected fatal cases of bird flu in a pigeon and a duck two weeks after an outbreak was detected on a poultry farm in Brazil's south. The agriculture department announced the zoo in Brazil's capital would be closed temporarily, but without saying when it will reopen. The dead birds were wild, not part of the zoo's stock, said the department, adding the risk of human infection 'is considered low.' Brazil, the world's leading exporter of chicken meat, halted shipments to 24 countries — including China, its biggest customer — after registering a bird flu outbreak on a farm in the state of Rio Grande do Sul on May 16. Infections in humans can cause severe disease with a high mortality rate, according to the World Health Organization, but the virus does not appear to move easily from person to person. Human cases detected so far were mostly in people who had close contact with infected birds and other animals, or contaminated environments. — AFP
Asharq Al-Awsat
16-05-2025
- Health
- Asharq Al-Awsat
Brazil Confirms First Bird Flu Outbreak in Commercial Poultry
Brazil's Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock on Friday confirmed the country's first bird flu outbreak in a commercial poultry. The virus was found at a facility in the southern state of Rio Grande do Sul, the ministry said in a statement. It added it has begun implementing a contingency plan 'not only to eliminate the disease but also to maintain the sector's productive capacity, ensuring supply and, consequently, food security for the population.' The ministry added that it has also notified the World Organization for Animal Health, the Ministries of Health and the Environment and Brazil's trade partners, Reuters reported. Agriculture and Livestock minister Carlos Fávaro said Friday that China has halted poultry imports from Brazil for 60 days, according to local media. The ministry also said the disease is not transmitted through the consumption of poultry meat or eggs. "The risk of human infection by the avian flu virus is low and occurs mostly among handlers or professionals who have close contact with infected birds (alive or dead),' the ministry said.
Associated Press
16-05-2025
- Health
- Associated Press
Brazil confirms first bird flu outbreak in commercial poultry
SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil's Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock on Friday confirmed the country's first bird flu outbreak in a commercial poultry. The virus was found at a facility in the southern state of Rio Grande do Sul, the ministry said in a statement. It added it has begun implementing a contingency plan 'not only to eliminate the disease but also to maintain the sector's productive capacity, ensuring supply and, consequently, food security for the population.' The ministry added that it has also notified the World Organization for Animal Health, the Ministries of Health and the Environment and Brazil's trade partners. Agriculture and Livestock minister Carlos Fávaro said Friday that China has halted poultry imports from Brazil for 60 days, according to local media. The ministry also said the disease is not transmitted through the consumption of poultry meat or eggs. 'The risk of human infection by the avian flu virus is low and occurs mostly among handlers or professionals who have close contact with infected birds (alive or dead),' the ministry said. ____ Follow AP's coverage of Latin America and the Caribbean at
