EPIDEMIC A health alert relating to the H5N1 virus had already been issued in the country a week earlier
A majority of them were pelicans. Illustration photo — CAPMAN VINCENT/SIPA
Nearly 14,000 seabirds have died from H5N1 avian influenza in Peru. A majority of them were pelicans, according to a statement. of the National Forestry and Wildlife Service (Serfor) published; this Tuesday.
The latest count lists exactly 13,869 birds dead from avian flu, including more than 10,200 pelicans. According to Serfor marine wildlife specialist Lady Amaro, this count was performed by experts in the regions of Piura (on the border with Ecuador), Lambayeque, La Libertad, Ancash, Ica, Moquegua, Tacna and Lima.
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Bird flu.’s Carlos Mandujano photographs dead pelicans on a beach in Lima. The birds are suspected to have died from H5N1 avian influenza.
Peru has issued a health alert for 180 days after confirming three cases of the highly contagious avian influenza in pelicans pic.twitter.com/yMWA5yqTgh— AFP News Agency (@AFP)
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The National Health Service agriculture (Senasa) clarified that a sanitary cordon has been set up in the village of Gallito (Lambayeque region) to control the first outbreak of avian flu detected. in a poultry farm. The organization had already issued a 180-day health alert last week after confirming the three cases of highly contagious H5N1 in pelicans.
Dozens of pelicans have been infected. found dead on the shores of several beaches south of Lima between Monday and Tuesday. According to Senasa, the health alert was issued. decreed at as a precaution because the virus, imported by migrating birds from North America, could spread to “backyard poultry” and in commercial farms.
The First Home of bird flu in the Americas has been declared in Canada in 2021. In January, the virus was detected in the United States, affecting poultry production. his concern due to the seasonal migration of birds, allowing the disease could reach Central and South America.