Almost one 12 months after poultry in Argentina was declared free of H5N1 extremely pathogenic avian influenza, it’s now reported that wild birds within the nation are additionally freed from the virus.
The World Organisation for Animal Well being (WOAH) issued a report on August 6, stating that the H5N1 scenario in non-poultry birds had been “resolved.”
Between July 28, 2023, and August 6, 2023, Argentina reported 748 H5N1-related wild fowl deaths, with these species together with kelp gull, Chilean flamingo, South American tern, gull-billed tern and imperial shag. A 12 months later, the H5N1 HPAI-free declaration was made.
“Up to now, Argentina has no HPAI outbreaks and maintains lively and passive surveillance actions all through the nationwide territory,” the WOAH report said.
This H5N1-free declaration follows the same declaration made in September 2023, when the H5N1 HPAI scenario in Argentinian poultry was deemed resolved. Between February 2023 and April 2023, the nation had misplaced greater than 2.2 million head of poultry. Contaminated operations included 13 layer farms, three breeder farms and two broiler farms.
Whereas the WOAH has closed its studies on H5N1 avian influenza outbreaks, it nonetheless has an open report on untyped H5 HPAI infections in what it refers to as uncommon host species in Argentina. Between August and October 2023, 1,881 HPAI-related animal deaths had been reported in South American fur seals, South American terns, South American sea lions and southern elephant seals. Nevertheless, WOAH has not issued any new studies on the matter since October 28, 2023.
