Antofagasta

A man in northern Chile has tested positive for H5N1 bird flu, the health ministry reported on Wednesday, amid growing concern about the strain of avian influenza which has spread around the world. The health ministry said the 53-year-old man, from the coastal city of Tocopilla, is currently in serious but stable condition with severe pneumonia. It was not immediately known how he was infected. https://bnonews.com/index.php/2023/03/chile-reports-human-case-of-h5n1-bird-flu/

START DATE 2022/12/06 END DATE - DETAILED CHARACTERISATION - FIRST ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION Antofagasta SECOND ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION Antofagasta THIRD ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION Mejillones EPIDEMIOLOGICAL UNIT Other LOCATION Playa de Mejillones Latitude, Longitude -23.0986 , -70.4515 (Approximate location) …

The Agricultural and Livestock Service (SAG) reports that, after analysis by its specialized laboratory, the presence of highly pathogenic avian influenza of the H5N1 variant was confirmed today, in a pelican from the Iquique region and another from Antofagasta, cases that are added to the positive reported yesterday in the region of Arica and Parinacota. https://www.sag.gob.cl/noticias/sag-confirma-casos-positivos-influenza-aviar-en-iquique-y-antofagasta