Maldonado

Following surveillance carried out by the General Directorate of Livestock Services, on February 14, the Park Ranger Service of the National System of Protected Areas (SNAP) notified dead black-necked swans in Laguna Garzón, between the Departments of Maldonado and Rocha. The animals were sampled and buried on site. Samples were sent to the official laboratory. Detection of influenza A virus matrix protein gene was performed by real-time RT-PCR as part of screening and two samples were positive. Then, H5 gene detection was performed by real-time RT-PCR and the results were positive. In the area where the event occurred, active surveillance will be carried out within a 5 k…