The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (Mapa) advised states to declare a zoosanitary emergency, given the appearance of two cases of avian flu in domestic birds in the country. The first case was in Espírito Santo, in the city of Serra, and the second, in Santa Catarina, on a small property in the municipality of Maracajá. This Thursday (20), Minister Carlos Fávaro met with governors and representatives of the states and the Federal District, advising governments to declare a state of zoosanitary emergency and reinforce containment actions and prevent the spread of the disease, mainly for commercial birds. In May, with records of the first outbreaks of the disease in migratory birds this year, Mapa declared a state of zoosanitary emergency throughout the national territory through an ordinance published in the Official Gazette. In the understanding of the ministry, for the measures to combat avian flu to be effective, it is necessary that the states also adopt similar measures, reinforcing the alert even in locations where there is no record of an outbreak of avian flu. This is because the occurrence of a case in a commercial bird would affect the entire country. The case of Santa Catarina led the Japanese government to suspend the purchase of live poultry and poultry meat produced in the state. Second largest exporter of chicken in the country, Santa Catarina was responsible for the sale of 545.5 thousand tons outside Brazil in this first semester. Japan was the destination of 219,800 tonnes, a number 8.5% greater than that recorded in the same period last year Business mission Mapa will take advantage of a trade and business mission scheduled for next week to try to reverse the Japanese decision. A delegation of Minister Carlos Fávaro with meat exporters will participate in meetings and seminars in South Korea and Japan. According to Fávaro, the Brazilian government is willing to reopen the Japanese market to Brazilian chicken as soon as possible. On Monday (17), the ministry sent the clarifications to the Japanese health authorities. The folder points out that Brazil remains free of avian flu for commercial birds. “We are working, as always, with speed and transparency, promptly adopting all control measures and demonstrating this so that consumers of our chicken products, who are in more than 150 countries around the world, remain calm and confident”, explained the minister. Leader in chicken meat exports to the world, accounting for 35% of the global market, Brazil is one of the only countries that still maintains the status of free of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (Avian Influenza) in commercial poultry, according to the protocol of the World Organization for Animal Health (OMSA). Control of the pandemic situation has been possible thanks to an internationally recognized health defense system.
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