SAG Confirms First Wild Case of Avian Influenza in the Atacama Region

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The Agricultural and Livestock Service (SAG) confirmed Thursday the first case of highly pathogenic avian influenza (H5N1) in a wild bird in the Atacama Region, corresponding to a specimen of piquero detected in the municipality of Caldera.According to the body, the bird presented respiratory symptoms compatible with the disease, which activated the health protocols established for this type of events.With this finding, Atacama becomes the secon…

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The organism detected the virus in a piquero found in Caldera. With this infection, there are already 12 regions of the country that present cases of the disease in wild fauna.