New avian flu outbreak hits Brazil’s free-range poultry farms

The Agricultural Defense Agency of the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso stated that the detection of the virus on a free-range poultry farm will not disrupt the state’s poultry industry operations.

Brazil’s Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply has confirmed a case of avian influenza at a small-scale farm in Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, where poultry are raised for personal consumption only. The test result for the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) virus was officially verified by the Federal Agricultural Defense Laboratory (LFDA) in Campinas, São Paulo – the authoritative institution for laboratory analysis of sick poultry samples.

According to the Mato Grosso Institute of Agricultural Defense (Indea), consuming chicken meat or eggs poses no risk to human health, and such food products are safe for consumption. In an official statement, the institute noted: "The emergence of the virus on a free-range farm will not impact poultry industry activities in Mato Grosso."

A total of 30 Indea staff have been deployed for the epidemic control effort, who will conduct 24-hour on-site surveillance at the affected farm. To curb the spread of the virus in the impacted area, the institute has set up sanitary barriers to restrict the movement of animals, materials and equipment.

In addition, all poultry currently on the premises have been culled as a preventive measure. The facilities housing the infected poultry will undergo thorough cleaning and disinfection, and monitoring and inspection operations have been launched for all properties within a 3-kilometer radius of the farm.

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国马托格罗索州农业防御机构表示，该病毒在散养农场的出现不影响该州禽类产业活动

巴西农畜牧业部已确认，在库亚巴市（马托格罗索州）一处饲养自用家禽的农场中发现禽流感病例。高致病性禽流感病毒（HPAI）的检测结果由位于坎皮纳斯市（圣保罗州）的联邦农业防御实验室（LFDA）——该机构是病禽样本实验室分析的权威机构——最终确认。

据马托格罗索州农业防御研究所（Indea）说明，食用鸡肉或鸡蛋不会对人类健康构成风险，相关食品可安全食用。该机构在声明中表示："病毒在散养农场中的出现不影响马托格罗索州的禽类产业活动。"

此次疫情控制行动投入了30名Indea工作人员，他们将在该物业实施24小时值守。为遏制病毒在受影响区域扩散，研究所已设立卫生屏障，以防止动物、物料和设备流动。

此外，现场现存禽类已全部进行预防性扑杀处理。受感染禽类所在的设施将进行彻底清洗和消毒，并已启动对周边三公里范围内物业的监测巡查行动。

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