Avian Influenza Prevention: Ministry of Agriculture Implements Emergency Vaccination

They will begin to apply vaccines to prevent an avian influenza epidemic from breaking out (Illustrative image Infobae)

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (Sader) just a couple of days ago lifted the quarantine that had been applied since last October in some ranches located in the state of Sonora as a result of the presence of high degrees of pathogenicity due to the AH5N1 avian flu virus.

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The quarantine was lifted because the authority confirmed that in the last 25 days there have been no new cases of highly pathogenic avian flu in the entity, so it is expected to remain this way.

However, technicians from the General Directorate of Animal Health of the Agriculture agency detected that the virus also spread to wild birds in Tototlán, Jalisco; Tuxpan, Veracruz, and Ensenada, Baja California.

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In the outbreak that broke out in Sonora, which developed in two production units, 144 thousand birds were sacrificed at the end of their production cycle, which represented less than 0.01 percent of the national flock and had no impact on supply. chicken and egg within the Mexican Republic.

According to the agency, no effects were seen on chicken and eggs in the country (Illustrative image Infobae)

Although everything seems to indicate that the quarantine was a measure that worked to prevent the virus from continuing to reproduce in birds, some other measures have been implemented.

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The National Agri-Food Health, Safety and Quality Service (Senasica) pointed out that in order to reinforce biosafety measures in poultry production units and to avoid the movement of live birds, emergency vaccination has been authorized in strategic areas. .

Therefore, Agriculture will begin the first stage of vaccination in areas of high animal health risk and on farms where there may be parent and reproductive hens.

The first stage of vaccination will begin (Illustrative image Infobae)

According to Agriculture, there is a bank of 36 million 111 thousand doses that will be supplied strategically in the entities where there is the greatest risk of an epidemic of this virus breaking out.

The current avian influenza virus, like the one that usually affects humans, is one of the pathogens with the greatest potential for genetic changes, so when the migration season for wild birds from the north of the continent arrives, must characterize the type and subtypes of the same virus.

According to what was reported by Senasica, the main preventive practice against this type of virus is the application of strict biosafety measures in poultry farms, while vaccination is more of a tool that seeks to complement the above, in addition to being effective. only in cases where the vaccine is applied correctly.

At the National Center for Diagnostic Services in Animal Health (Cenasa), located in the municipality of Tecámac, technicians and specialists immunized birds between 31 and 45 days of age with last year’s vaccines and 31 years later they exposed them to the new virus. in order to obtain important information about the effectiveness of the biological.

Vaccines will be applied to mitigate the risk of the virus spreading (Illustrative image Infobae)

The agency mainly urged producers and veterinarians to promptly notify any suspected presence of said virus on farms or in private homes.

The report must be made by calling 800 751 2100, or through the Avise application, available for iOS and Android systems, or if you want to make the report in person, you can go to the offices of the Ministry of Agriculture, of the Senasica that are found in various states of the country.

2023-11-27 01:41:00
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