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They declare a national emergency for 90 days due to the spread of highly pathogenic bird flu

They declare a national emergency for 90 days due to the spread of highly pathogenic bird flu

The National Agricultural Health Service (Cenasa) declared a health emergency this Tuesday Entire national territory, for 90 days Calendar, after the first outbreak of H5N1 was detected in farm animals due to the spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza.

A public health emergency is officially declared Headquarters Resolution No. 0180-2022-MIDAGRI-SENASAPublished in an extraordinary edition of the Official Gazette tonight A Peruvian.

Surveillance and control measures against highly pathogenic avian influenza should be intensified and, in addition, priority should be given to the area of ​​detection. Remove the focus and prevent its spread For other geographical areas of the country.

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Last Thursday, November 24, Peru issued a health alert for the presence of this type of flu for 180 days. The most pathogenic bird species, so far, has only been reported in pelicans.

Senesa stressed that the discovery of the case in a backyard or poultry farm “does not represent the risks of consuming meat or eggs from domestic birds.” However, he urged rooster breeders and poultry producers to “strengthen biosecurity measures on their farms to prevent the disease from entering their farms” because the disease has the potential to spread exponentially.

At least 13,869 wild seabirds, most of them pelicans, have died from H5N1 bird flu in different parts of the Peruvian coast. National Forest and Wildlife Service (Serfor).

The agency said in a statement that it found 10,257 dead pelicans, 2,919 sea boobies and 614 other species such as chameleons.

According to Andean, Any natural or legal person is prohibited from:

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– Movement of live domestic birds and risk products from areas considered as focus, perifocus and surveillance for highly pathogenic avian influenza without authorization from the National Agricultural Health Service.

– Transfer live domestic birds and their dangerous products within national borders without a health certificate issued by the National Agricultural Health Service.

– Enter poultry positive for highly pathogenic avian influenza into farms.

– Visit poultry farms if the National Agricultural Health Service orders sanitary action.

– Throwing dead birds into irrigation canals, drains or rivers.

– Carry out exhibitions, fairs, gallistic events and other concentrations of birds in the national territory.

– Handle birds with symptoms or suspected highly pathogenic avian influenza without personal protective equipment.

Every natural or legal person must:

– In poultry farms, install foot baths with quaternary ammonium or glutaraldehyde-based solutions at entrances and exits and disinfect all equipment, tools, supplies, clothing, shoes, vehicles, etc.

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– Pursuant to quarantine established by the National Agricultural Health Service on properties affected by highly pathogenic avian influenza for the purpose of preventing the entry and exit of live domestic birds and hazardous materials, persons and unauthorized vehicles or others.

– Must be authorized to enter highly pathogenic avian influenza positive traits and use personal protective equipment. When leaving the premises, they should leave this equipment in a warehouse containing quaternary ammonium or glutaraldehyde.

– Install signs in entry areas with the following text: “Entry prohibited due to isolation control measures.”

Bird flu has killed more than 13,000 species.  Photo: Serfor
Bird flu has killed more than 13,000 species. Photo: Serfor

– Coordinate with the staff of the National Agricultural Health Service the slaughter and removal of all domestic birds found in the center where high pathogenic avian influenza and risk materials (products, bedding, feathers, manure, etc.) are found. Bury at least two (2) meters deep. Clean and disinfect facilities, equipment and utensils, as well as tools used for burial.

– Before depopulating the farms, carry out sentinelization with birds free of highly pathogenic avian influenza, which should be serologically monitored in fifteen (15), thirty (30) and forty-five (45) calendar days, with all results. Must be negative for this disease.

– Strengthening of biosecurity and monitoring measures in places where farms or their domestic birds are located.

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– Report any signs of disease in birds or reduction in poultry production to the National Agricultural Health Service.

Failure to comply with these health measures may result in the confiscation and destruction of domestic birds and their products, as well as prompt preventive administrative action as appropriate.

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