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Five Suspected Newcastle Disease Cases Test Negative in Brazilian Poultry
On 21 July, the Minsitry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAPA) ruled out three potential new cases of Newcastle disease in poultry after testing additional samples taken from animals near where the first case was confirmed on 17 July. On 24 July, two further analyses of suspected cases within the Newcastle Disease protection zone revealed negative results.
"The negative results reinforce that the confirmed outbreak is an isolated sanitary event and that there are no signs of spread around the commercial farm where...
Brazil Reports First Outbreak of Newcastle Disease in Poultry Since 2006
Brazil's Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAPA) has reported an outbreak of Newcastle disease in a commercial poultry flock in the municipality of Anta Gorda, Rio Grande do Sul state.
MAPA said the poultry farm was immediately quarantined. All birds will be culled, the farm disinfected, and a complementary investigation will also be carried out within a 10 km radius around the area where the outbreak occurred, in accordance with the national Avian Influenza and Newcastle Disease Contingency Plan...
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