WOAH Releases Final Report Confirming Brazil Free of Avian Influenza Outbreak, with Multiple Countries Awaiting This Confirmation to Lift Embargoes

On Thursday (26th), the World Organization for Animal Health (WOAH) released a final report confirming Brazil's self-declaration that its commercial farms are free from avian influenza. Some importing countries had been awaiting this confirmation to finalize negotiations to resume purchasing Brazilian chicken and poultry products.

"The goal of this self-declaration is to restore Brazil's status as a country free from Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI virus) infection," WOAH stated in the newly published report.

Brazil's self-declaration was submitted to WOAH on June 18 by Marcelo de Andrade Mota, the organization's Brazilian representative and Director of the Animal Health Department at the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply. Last Friday (20th), WOAH updated the status of the case registered in the city of Montenegro (Rio Grande do Sul) to "closed."

To restore its disease-free status, Brazil implemented sanitary measures, including official disposal of carcasses, by-products, and waste; traceability and official destruction of hatching eggs produced within 28 days before the investigation began; and cleaning and disinfection of affected premises. Additionally, a 28-day sanitary vacancy period began on May 21.

"Now, WOAH's announcement should assist countries that still have certain restrictions on Brazilian imports in their decision-making process (to resume imports)," Ricardo Santin, President of the Brazilian Animal Protein Association (ABPA), told domestic media.

The ABPA President emphasized that WOAH's declaration technically confirms all information submitted by Brazil regarding the case and finally declares the country free of the disease.

According to him, export prospects are expected to improve, including for Rio Grande do Sul. Although the outbreak occurred there, Santin believes there is no longer a reason to embargo the state. However, he reiterated that WOAH's stance does not supersede the sovereignty and autonomy of each country to decide whether to resume purchases.

Luis Rua, Director of Trade and International Relations at the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply, said WOAH's announcement strengthens Brazil's position in negotiations with the European Union (the second-largest destination for Brazilian poultry) to lift trade restrictions. But he noted that this action does not mean the embargo is automatically lifted.

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世界动物卫生组织（WOAH）于周四（26日）发布了最终报告，确认了到巴西关于其商业养殖场无禽流感的自我声明。一些进口国正在等待此确认，以最终完成恢复采购巴西鸡肉和禽类产品的谈判。

“此自我声明的目标是恢复巴西作为无高致病性禽流感病毒（HPAI）感染国家的地位，”WOAH在新发布的报告中表示。

巴西的自我声明由该组织的巴西代表、农牧业部动物卫生司司长Marcelo de Andrade Mota于6月18日提交给WOAH。上周五（20日），WOAH将蒙特内格罗市（南里奥格兰德州）登记的该病例状态更新为“已结案”。

为恢复无疫病卫生状况，巴西采取了卫生措施，对胴体、副产品和废弃物进行了官方处置，对调查开始前28天内生产的种蛋进行了溯源和官方销毁，并对受影响的场所进行了清洁和消毒。此外，自5月21日起开始了为期28天的卫生空置期。

“现在，WOAH的发布应有助于那些仍对巴西进口存在某种限制的国家做出（恢复进口的）决策过程，”巴西动物蛋白协会（ABPA）主席里卡多·桑廷（Ricardo Santin）向本国媒体表示。

ABPA主席强调，WOAH的声明从技术上证实了巴西提交的关于该病例的所有信息，并最终宣告该国无该疫病。

据他表示，出口前景有望改善，包括对南里奥格兰德州，因为尽管疫点发生在那里，桑廷认为没有更多理由对该州禁运。然而，他重申，WOAH的立场并不取代各国决定是否恢复采购的主权和自主权。

农牧业部贸易与国际关系司司长路易斯·鲁阿（Luis Rua）表示，WOAH的发布加强了巴西在与欧盟（巴西禽肉的第二大目的地）就解除贸易限制措施进行谈判中的地位。但他指出，这一行动并非代表禁运解除自动生效。

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