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Reuters
3 days ago
- Business
- Reuters
Brazil's Tocantins state says agriculture ministry ruled out bird flu on commercial farm
SAO PAULO, May 28 (Reuters) - Brazil's Tocantins state said on Wednesday the agriculture ministry has ruled out an outbreak of bird flu on a local commercial farm, citing conclusive test results received from the ministry. There are currently seven potential outbreaks of highly pathological avian influenza in Brazil under investigation, including one on a commercial farm in Rio Grande do Sul, according to the ministry's website.
Reuters
20-05-2025
- Health
- Reuters
Genetic test suggests Brazil's bird flu cases in farm and zoo share same strain
PORTO ALEGRE, Brazil, May 20 (Reuters) - The results of genetic tests suggested that Brazil's first outbreak of bird flu on a commercial poultry farm in the state of Rio Grande do Sul shares the strain with cases in zoo animals in the same state, an official told Reuters on Tuesday. Rosane Collares, a director at the state's agriculture department, said is not yet possible to ascertain a direct relation between the two outbreaks.
