The World Organisation for Animal Well being (WOAH) on July 22 posted its final official report relating to the presence of H5N1 extremely pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in Mexico, stating that the state of affairs has been resolved.
“From October 2023 to April 2024, outbreaks of HPAI subtype H5N1 had been detected within the states of Sonora, Jalisco and Oaxaca. The final outbreak closure was on Could 13, 2024, which implies that greater than 28 days have elapsed with out detecting outbreaks in wildlife and this animal well being occasion is taken into account closed,” the WOAH report learn.
The final farm to have been affected, in keeping with WOAH, was not a industrial poultry operation, however somewhat a farm the place preventing chickens had been raised. In that case, 363 chickens on a farm in Oaxaca had died and examined optimistic for HPAI. The opposite 37 birds on the premises had been euthanized and all needed management measures had been accomplished.
In accordance to WOAH, native poultry farmers have been urged by the Nationwide Service of Well being, Security and Meals High quality (SENASICA) to strengthen the biosecurity measures on their farms and to right away notify of any anomaly noticed of their animals with a view to shield the nationwide poultry manufacturing.
As a part of the follow-up, SENASICA conducts problem checks on the isolate in beforehand vaccinated birds to judge whether or not the obtainable vaccine confers safety in opposition to the pathogen. The lively epidemiological surveillance program is being maintained in technified manufacturing models, backyards and slaughterhouses, in addition to the monitoring of untamed birds at nationwide degree.
View our persevering with protection of the world avian influenza state of affairs.
To study extra about HPAI circumstances in industrial poultry flocks in the USA, Mexico and Canada, see an interactive map on WATTPoultry.com.
