Peru: Media - Junin - 3 children under observation after suspected exposure to avian flu in pigeons - February 10, 2023 - pigeons test negative

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Junin: Minsa has 2 children under observation in the face of a possible infection of avian flu

10 Feb 2023 | 11:30 am
The Deputy Minister of Public Health of the Ministry of Health reported that, in this region, 10 cases have already been ruled out to date.

Alert. The Ministry of Health (Minsa) revealed that two children are under observation in the face of possible infection of avian influenza in the Junín region. The National Institute of Health (INS) processed the samples taken from minors because there are risk factors, such as the handling of sick birds, within the framework of the declaration of emergency issued by the National Agricultural Health Service (Senasa) on November 30, 2022.

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...https://larepublica.pe/sociedad/2023...io-lrnd-425260

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The Deputy Minister of Public Health indicated that the discard tests have already been carried out on the two minors and are waiting for the results. He also pointed out that there were 10 other suspected cases.
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In addition, the deputy minister pointed out that there were more than 10 suspected cases, but that all of them have already been ruled out.

'Last time we had more than 10 people who had handled contaminated birds in a Junín zoo, but the tests came out negative,' he stressed.

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...https://ultimasnoticiasdehoy.com/cnn...ticia-1465592/

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Junín: quarantined three children who handled pigeons allegedly infected with avian influenza

February 7, 2023 10:04 AMUpdated on February 7, 2023
The isolation order was given by the Chupaca Health Network, in the Junín region, for prevention, after the minors caught a dead pigeon that fell on the roof of their building.

Three children aged 11, 7 and 5 remain in quarantine after having handled a pigeon allegedly infected with avian influenza in the district of Ahuac, province of Chupaca, Junín region, their relatives reported.

The father of the minors, Ursus Rojas, told RPP Noticias that the isolation order was given by the Chupaca Health Network for prevention and indicated that their children, who do not have flu symptoms, are monitored by health personnel who have taken some samples to rule out the disease.
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Diresa activated a health alert after it was confirmed that the birds of the municipal zoo of Huancayo died from avian influenza on January 25

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...https://rpp.pe/peru/actualidad/junin...oticia-1464982

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These procedures are all normal as part of a continuous screening and prevention public health program for avian flu.

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Please see:


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Peru: H5N1 in poultry and mammals

Peru: SERNANP Reports At Least 585 Sea Lions & 50,000 birds killed by Avian

CIDRAP- Peru confirms H5N1 avian flu in marine mammals, part of southward spread

SENASA: Peru Confirms H5N1 In 3 Sea Lions and A Dolphin

Controlling the surge of avian influenza cases in Central and South America (WOAH, February 1, 2023)

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SENASA: Death of pigeons due to avian influenza is ruled out

Press release

People are urged to follow the recommendations of SENASA, not to approach or have contact with dead or sick domestic birds.

Technical secretary
February 9, 2023 - 9:24 a.m.

The National Agrarian Health Service (SENASA) reported that after carrying out the corresponding analyses, the samples of pigeons from the districts of Concepción and Chupaca gave negative results for avian influenza.

As is known, during the last weeks the death of pigeons was reported in these districts of the Junín region; where the authorities took the appropriate sanitary measures in order to rule out the presence of the disease and protect the health of the people who had contact with these birds.

Despite the fact that the presence of this disease in these birds has been ruled out, people are required to follow SENASA's recommendations not to approach or have contact with dead or sick domestic birds and to notify these cases for the appropriate measures to WhatsApp on the cell phone. : 946 922 469 or email reporta.peru@senasa.gob.pe .
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