Two new instances of extremely pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) have been confirmed in Ecuador.
A kind of is a business layer flock in Antonio Jose Holguin, whereas the opposite was a yard flock in Juan Montalvo, in accordance with a report from the World Organisation for Animal Well being (WOAH).
Within the layer flock, a rise in mortality was seen, with 16,814 of a complete 41,010 birds lifeless. Exams carried out on samples from the flock proved constructive for an H5N1 variant of HPAI.
The remaining 24,282 birds current had been euthanized. Different management measures put in place included quarantine, disinfection, motion management, screening, traceability, and surveillance each inside and outdoors of the management zone.
The yard flock affected concerned 91 birds, 5 of which had died previous to the farm being a confirmed case of HPAI. This flock included native poultry. The identical management measures used within the layer operation had been additionally used on this farm.
HPAI was first confirmed in Ecuador in November 2022 at an egg laying operation in Chaguana. Since that point, the South American nation has had a complete of 24 confirmed instances. Of these, 10 concerned business laying operations.
Thus far, Ecuador has misplaced 1,252,199 birds to HPAI.
