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New case of avian flu in a hallada cigüeña muerta in Palencia
The corpse of this bird has appeared in La Laguna de la Nava and has been added to the focus detected last Sunday in the Abulense municipality of El Oso, with wild birds as protagonists
Carlos Saldana
created 2022-01-18 | 11:59 am
last update 2022-01-18 | 11:59 am
The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food informs this March of the detection of a new case of avian influenza in the body of a cigüeña that had been killed in the Palentine Laguna de La Nava, in the town of Fuentes de Nava.
This is a new case that concerns this Community because of the outbreak that was detected during the days in the Abulense municipality of El Oso and that affects wild birds. In Spain, it would be the third case that it has also been detected just as another case on the shore of the Segre River, in the province of Lleida
The avian flu is a typical virus of birds and has its dynamics in the natural medium. In addition, it cannot be transmitted to the man through cooked poultry meat, huevos or processed products derived from them, which is why tranquility is called on this topic from the Board.
The Central Veterinary Laboratory of Algete has confirmed the detection of the High Pathogenic Avian Influenza (IAAP) H5N1 virus in samples recovered from a corpse of a cigüeña (Ciconia ciconia) killed by environmental agents from the Junta in the Laguna de La Nava.
The area of La Nava is classified as a zone of special risk, according to the Order by which specific protection measures were established in relation to the avian influenza, because of which additional measures had been adopted to prevent possible outbreaks of the illness in birds. households due to the epidemiological situation of the illness in Europe.
According to the facilitated information, the hallazgo of the virus in wild birds does not suppose restrictions on the movement of domestic birds and its products. Furthermore, until now there is no evidence that the H5N1 subtype, which has been affecting Europe for the last few months, has a significant zoonotic capacity, so its ability to transmit itself to people is very reduced, but it is also recommended to minimize it. contact with birds that show clinical symptoms or have died in the field.
Since the Ministry has recalled the need to strengthen biosecurity measures in poultry farms, especially those measures aimed at avoiding contact with wild birds, as well as strengthening passive surveillance both in poultry farms and in wild birds, notifying the veterinary services oficiales cualquier sospecha de enfermedad.
New case of avian flu in a hallada cigüeña muerta in Palencia
The corpse of this bird has appeared in La Laguna de la Nava and has been added to the focus detected last Sunday in the Abulense municipality of El Oso, with wild birds as protagonists
Carlos Saldana
created 2022-01-18 | 11:59 am
last update 2022-01-18 | 11:59 am
The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food informs this March of the detection of a new case of avian influenza in the body of a cigüeña that had been killed in the Palentine Laguna de La Nava, in the town of Fuentes de Nava.
This is a new case that concerns this Community because of the outbreak that was detected during the days in the Abulense municipality of El Oso and that affects wild birds. In Spain, it would be the third case that it has also been detected just as another case on the shore of the Segre River, in the province of Lleida
The avian flu is a typical virus of birds and has its dynamics in the natural medium. In addition, it cannot be transmitted to the man through cooked poultry meat, huevos or processed products derived from them, which is why tranquility is called on this topic from the Board.
The Central Veterinary Laboratory of Algete has confirmed the detection of the High Pathogenic Avian Influenza (IAAP) H5N1 virus in samples recovered from a corpse of a cigüeña (Ciconia ciconia) killed by environmental agents from the Junta in the Laguna de La Nava.
The area of La Nava is classified as a zone of special risk, according to the Order by which specific protection measures were established in relation to the avian influenza, because of which additional measures had been adopted to prevent possible outbreaks of the illness in birds. households due to the epidemiological situation of the illness in Europe.
According to the facilitated information, the hallazgo of the virus in wild birds does not suppose restrictions on the movement of domestic birds and its products. Furthermore, until now there is no evidence that the H5N1 subtype, which has been affecting Europe for the last few months, has a significant zoonotic capacity, so its ability to transmit itself to people is very reduced, but it is also recommended to minimize it. contact with birds that show clinical symptoms or have died in the field.
Since the Ministry has recalled the need to strengthen biosecurity measures in poultry farms, especially those measures aimed at avoiding contact with wild birds, as well as strengthening passive surveillance both in poultry farms and in wild birds, notifying the veterinary services oficiales cualquier sospecha de enfermedad.
