The Ministry of Climate Action, Food and Rural Agenda has activated the alert for a case of chook flu in Arenys de Mar (Barcelona). As they clarify in a press release, they’ve detected a case of the HPAI H5N1 virus in a wild specimen, particularly a typical tern.
The an infection was confirmed on July 11 in a laboratory and the Generalitat notified the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food.
The division has activated prevention and management measures in a radius of 10 kilometers round Arenys that can final 30 days. During this era they are going to examine poultry farms within the space. They additionally urge people with birds for self-consumption to inform the well being authorities.
i ️ The Generalitat displays the corral aus dels voltants d’Arenys arran d’un cas de flu aviària
🐦 They have communicated the detection of a case of chook flu in a typical xatrac positioned in our village.
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— Aha. Arenys de Mar (@AjArenys) July 18, 2023
Catalonia is taken into account a area freed from chook flu. Even so, the Generalitat has applied the obligatory prevention measures in all poultry farms. The final recognized case dates from the start of 2022, when three outbreaks of avian flu have been reported in wild birds in Catalonia, which required a right away response from the authorities.
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