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🌎⚕️📄🦠⚠️ — Avian flu returns to scare South America; 3 countries are affected, region close to Brazil also suffers from crisis The Ministry of Agriculture of Uruguay confirmed the first case of avian flu in the country. Contamination was found in a black swan…
🇨🇱❌🦠🐔 — About 80,000 birds have been exterminated and buried in central Chile this week; cases of avian flu disease continue to disrupt rural sector in Latin America
Cases of avian flu, mainly in wild animals, have been detected in Chile since the end of last year. Argentina confirmed its first case in industrial poultry last month, causing it to suspend exports of poultry products.
Ximena Aguilera, Chile's health minister, said that although the country has seen cases in marine mammals, there has been no human-to-human transmission, but the ministry is closely monitoring workers and people exposed to bird flu.
Cases of avian flu, mainly in wild animals, have been detected in Chile since the end of last year. Argentina confirmed its first case in industrial poultry last month, causing it to suspend exports of poultry products.
Ximena Aguilera, Chile's health minister, said that although the country has seen cases in marine mammals, there has been no human-to-human transmission, but the ministry is closely monitoring workers and people exposed to bird flu.