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Uruguay confirms first case of avian flu in a wild mammal

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September 6 |

Uruguay’s Ministry of Livestock, Agriculture and Fisheries (MGAP) confirmed Tuesday the first case of avian flu in a wild mammal in the nation, a sea lion, and warned about contact with these animals.

“This record was confirmed after the corresponding analyses were carried out by the National Directorate of Aquatic Resources and the General Directorate of Livestock Services of the MGAP on a sea lion found dead on Cerro Beach,” the agency said.

It informed that the symptoms had been known since Thursday, August 31 and were controlled until the corresponding swab tests were carried out on September 2, by the personnel of the National Directorate of Aquatic Resources and the General Directorate of Livestock Services of the MGAP.

The MGAP recommended that people and pets should avoid direct contact with live or dead sea lions, and if they are aware of the existence of specimens with symptoms of the disease, they should notify the authorities.

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The Director of Aquatic Resources, Jaime Coronel, requested that “when faced with a dead animal, people and their pets should avoid approaching and contacting it. The circulation of vehicles in the areas surrounding the animal should also be avoided”.

On February 15, the Ministry confirmed the circulation of the avian flu virus and started in May the first phase of vaccination against avian flu, with the delivery of vaccines to veterinarians accredited by the Division of Animal Health, and in August the sanitary emergency for Avian Influenza was temporarily suspended for 60 days.

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