H5N1 HPAI Peruvian Pelican Iquique Tarapacá

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"We want to report that today (Wednesday) the Agricultural and Livestock Service, deployed on alert throughout the entire time to determine if avian influenza has arrived in Chile, has definitively detected that it arrived in a wild bird, a pelican, which was discovered in poor condition in the region of Arica and Parinacota , ”said the Secretary of State. 

https://www.meganoticias.cl/nacional/398683-primer-caso-influenza-gripe-aviar-h5n1-en-chile-arica-ave-silvestre-ministro-de-agricultura-07-12-2022.html

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Minister Valenzuela confirms the first case of H5N1 avian influenza in a wild bird found in Arica

Submitted by jeanete.franco on Wed, 12/07/2022 - 19:09

After the increase in active surveillance, the laboratories of the Agricultural and Livestock Service confirmed a positive case of high pathogenicity. Collaborations with other state agencies and the private sector were strengthened to strengthen biosafety measures. 

The Minister of Agriculture, Esteban Valenzuela, together with the national director(s) of the Agricultural and Livestock Service (SAG), Andrea Collao, confirmed today the presence of a case of highly pathogenic avian influenza in a wild bird found in Arica. This corresponds to the H5N1 variant, which has already been detected in Ecuador, Peru, Colombia and Venezuela.   

The authority revealed that, given the complex scenario that this disease had been showing on the continent, in Chile the SAG had already been working between the public and private sectors to mitigate possible negative effects on the productive matrix of the poultry industry, which up to the minute is not affected by this finding.  

"We want to inform you that today the Agricultural and Livestock Service, deployed on alert throughout the entire time to determine if avian influenza has arrived in Chile, has definitively detected that it arrived in a wild bird that was discovered in poor condition in the region. of Arica and Parinacota”, said the Secretary of State. 

The SAG for several months had been reinforcing surveillance and activating its alert systems throughout the country since positive cases of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) were detected on the continent.  

This, as Valenzuela explained, is part of a global process. "In North America, Europe and the countries of the Latin American coast as a result of the migrations of wild birds, an increase in cases of avian influenza has been detected from the north and south, as we have verified in the Arica region and Parinacota (…) we have worked with the poultry and egg industry, with the Ministry of the Interior, with the Ministry of Health and various public departments to provide maximum vigilance and support in this situation”. 

The Agricultural and Livestock Service is working with all the actors in the poultry production chain to increase biosecurity measures, in a public-private partnership. “We are prepared, rest assured. This does not affect the consumption of poultry or their export. The same goes for egg production in our country. We ask each of the places supervised by the SAG for joint responsibility and cooperation in this process," Valenzuela said. 

Finally, the Secretary of State made a call to the public that “in the event of any observation of sick birds, they must communicate it to the available channels of the SAG. We ask you not to handle sick or dead birds in any case." 

The contact channels to make these complaints are the following: 2 2345 1100 / +56 9 690 89 780 or write to [email protected] .  

https://www.sag.gob.cl/noticias/ministro-valenzuela-confirma-primer-caso-de-influenza-aviar-h5n1-en-ave-silvestre-encontrada-en-arica

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2022/12/05

END DATE

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DETAILED CHARACTERISATION

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FIRST ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION

Tarapacá

SECOND ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION

Iquique

THIRD ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION

Iquique

EPIDEMIOLOGICAL UNIT

Not applicable

LOCATION

Calle Zegers esquina Barros Arana, Iquique

Latitude, Longitude

-20.2175 , -70.1473

(Approximate location)

OUTBREAKS IN CLUSTER

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MEASURING UNIT

Animal

AFFECTED POPULATION DESCRIPTION

Bird reported dead

Species

 

Susceptible

Cases

Deaths

Killed and Disposed of

Slaughtered/ Killed for commercial use

Vaccinated

Peruvian pelican (WILD)

NEW

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1

1

0

0

0

TOTAL

-

1

1

0

0

0

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