Chilean well being authorities have detected the nation’s first case of extremely pathogenic bird flu (HPAI) in a marine mammal after a 250-kilogram sea lion was based stranded on a northern seashore with respiratory issues.
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Chilean well being authorities have detected the nation’s first case of extremely pathogenic bird flu (HPAI) in a marine mammal after a 250-kilogram sea lion was based stranded on a northern seashore with respiratory issues.
“This is the first case of a marine mammal affected by this virus in Chile,” the nation’s fisheries and aquaculture company Sernapesca stated late on Thursday, after the case was detected in the northern area of Antofagasta.
The company famous that instances in sea lions have been detected in the United States and Peru. In Chile, a case has additionally been detected in a penguin.
“The case corresponds to the variant of the virus that has already been detected in wild birds in 11 national regions, and is also present in countries such as Ecuador, Peru, Colombia, Venezuela, Argentina, Uruguay, among others,” Sernapesca stated.
Bird flu is a contagious viral illness that impacts each home and wild birds, with no identified treatment. It has often been detected in remoted instances in mammals and people, although the chance for people is low.
Farmers who detect the an infection in their flock will normally slaughter all their birds to stop the unfold of the virus.
Chile’s Agriculture and Livestock Service (SAG) detected the virus in a wild bird in the central O’Higgins area in early January. It has since been detected in 21 species of untamed waterfowl, with the pelican being essentially the most affected.
Earlier this week, Argentina and Uruguay confirmed their first instances of bird flu in wild birds, becoming a member of different nations in the area who’ve detected the illness.
Sernapesca stated it will activate a particular protocol for strandings of marine animals.
