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Agriculture will receive 200 million yuan to fight H5N1 bird flu

Photo by Whitney via Flickr The federal government is vested in the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (Map:) extraordinary loan of 200 million BRL to fight bird flu H5N1. A temporary measure releasing the cost was issued this Tuesday (6). president Lula and the Minister of Planning and Budget, Simone Tebbetsign the text. The emergency loan was released due to the animal health emergency. The Ministry of Agriculture has already confirmed 24 outbreaks of the disease in the country.

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RS has reported the first case in the state, also in a wild bird

The sick animal was found at Taim Ecological Station in the south of the state, and the site has already been closed to visitors. Rio Grande do Sul has reported its first case of highly pathogenic avian influenza (H5N1) in a wild bird of the Cygnus melancoryphus (black-necked swan) species. The confirmation was published by the Ministry of Agriculture on the night of Monday, 29th, with a note. With the cases reported today, the number of confirmed cases of wild birds in Brazil reaches 13, with nine in the state…

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The government confirms the first case of bird flu in wild birds in RS

The black-necked swan was found at Estação Ecológica do Taim; 74 nearby rural properties were inspected by health surveillance Wikipedia/ J. Patrick Fischer Black-necked swan found dead from bird flu The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (Mapa) has confirmed the night of this Monday, the 29th, the first case of bird flu in the state of Rio Grande do Sul. The disease was discovered in a wild bird of this species Cygnus melancoryphuspopularly known as the black-necked swan, found at the Taim Ecological Station, located in the south of the…

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The Rio government confirms the third case of bird flu

The wild bird was caught on Ilha do Governador, north of Rio de Janeiro; Surveillance agents who acted in the collection are monitored but do not show flu symptoms Reproduction/Government of the State of Rio de Janeiro Rio confirmed the third case of a bird infected with the H5N1 virus the government of Rio de Janeiro confirmed, on Saturday night, the 27th, the third case of bird flu in wild fowl. The Banded Tern (Thalasseus acuflavidus) was caught in Ilha do Governador, in the northern part of the capital city…

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Gorinchteiyn warns of bird flu mortality and calls for isolation for those who have had contact with infected birds

The former secretary of health of São Paulo, the infectious disease specialist emphasized that there are already antiviral drugs that can perform an adequate treatment against the flu. Reproduction/Jovem Pan News The former secretary of health of São Paulo, Jean Gorinchteyn, in an interview with Jornal da Manhã With the expansion of the bird flu alert level in Brazil, experts point out that there is a risk of a new pandemic as the disease spreads. This week, the federal government established an Agricultural Emergency Operations Center to control the H5N1…

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The ministries have created an emergency center to combat bird flu

the ministers Carlos Favaro (Agriculture and animal husbandry), Nicia Trinidad (Health and Marina Silva (Environment) met on Friday (26) to discuss joint action to prevent the spread bird flu. 2012 was discussed at the meeting held at the Ministry of Health Agricultural Emergency Operations Center to control the disease, first recorded in Brazil in wild birds in May of this year. Operations Center should “discover information population and accept support mechanisms IAAP authorities to combat the promotion of IAAP cases”. The Ministry of Agriculture made a decision on Monday (22).…

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The Ministry of Agriculture creates the Emergency Center for the control of bird flu

The committee will aim to establish actions to combat the disease; The first records of contaminated birds occurred this month in wildlife Contents FILIPE ARAÚJO/Estadão Even with bird flu, Brazil remains flu-free O Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (Mapa) created this Friday, the 26th, an Agricultural Emergency Operations Center whose objective is to control the spread of bird flu in Brazil. Published today in the Official Gazette, the measure aims to act as an institutional articulating mechanism in response to the state of zoosanitary emergency that has been in force…

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The Ministry of Agriculture announces an animal health emergency following cases of bird flu in the country

According to the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock, the H5N1 bird flu virus was detected in wild birds in the country. Roque de Sá/Agência Senado Minister Carlos Fávaro declared a state of emergency of animal health throughout the national territory O Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock announced this Monday, the 22nd, a zoosanitary emergency throughout the country Brazil for 180 days. The measure is made after the emergence of cases of the disease in the country and was published in Official Journal of the Union. The H5N1 bird flu virus…

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The Ministry of Agriculture has declared a bird flu emergency

Photo: Pedro França/ Senado Agency Oh The Ministry of Agriculture has declared a state of emergency for animal health this monday (22), then posts eight cases in avian influenza in wild birds in recent days in Rio de Janeiro and Espirito Santo. The event will run for the next 180 days. The declaration of a state of emergency accelerates the allocation of resources and clarifies the confrontation between ministries, provinces and municipalities.

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Bird flu. myths and truths about the disease that scares the country

In the last week, there were the first records of birds infected with bird flu known as bird flu (H5N1) in the territory of Brazil. We are currently facing the largest epidemic crisis of this disease bird fluas reported by the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock. Five cases of H5N1 have been identified in animals in Brazil. However, it should be noted that these infected birds are migratory and are not part of the national poultry industry. This means that chickens and eggs in supermarkets are not affected. According to…

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