The Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean has made a strong appeal to maintain a state of alert Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) In light of a new bird flu season, which due to its development is considered an “unprecedented situation.” In addition, countries of the region were requested to cooperate with the organization Notification systems To face the situation in the best possible way.
In the framework of the third regional emergency response meeting for Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) held on Thursday in Santiago de Chile, the impact of this Viruses by 2024This is expected to be the case Equal to or greater than last yearin which 12.5 million birds died or had to be slaughtered to contain the disease.
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According to analyzes by the Food and Agriculture Organization, this is a new migration season for birds traveling from the north of the continent to its south It has a high probability of maintaining behavior similar to the past.
In the United States, for example, nearly 100 new outbreaks have been recorded in the past 30 days, and in Mexico a resurgence of the disease has been recorded. H5N1 virus In the state of Sonora since last October.
Although HPAI has not had a direct impact on human health due to the consumption of poultry meat or eggs, it does generate a significant risk. A problem for livestock owners in the area Taking into account that 20.4% of poultry meat and 10% of eggs worldwide are produced in the region.
The interest of the organization is those countries Stay alert And cooperate with Notification systems To better address the regional emergency.
“Our greatest interest is to be able to contribute through international cooperation to reduce the impact it could have on food security, livelihoods, environment, biodiversity, tourism and trade,” Gonzalez added.
In this sense, the organization has maintained technical support, through Strengthening veterinary services, providing basic materials and supporting resource mobilization To address emergencies at the regional level.
Source: Efi
