First cases of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in wild birds

In view of the detection of the first cases of the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza virus – H5N1 in three wild birds on the coast of Espírito Santo, the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (Mapa) informs that on Wednesday 10th May, the Official Veterinary Service (SVO) began the investigation of suspected avian influenza after notification received by the Institute for Research and Rehabilitation of Marine Animals of Cariacica (Ipram), in Espírito Santo. Two seabirds of the species Thalasseus Acuflavidus (aka Trinta-réis-de-bando) were rescued, one located in the municipality of Marataízes and another in the Jardim Camburi neighborhood, in Vitória, both on the coast of Espírito Santo. This Monday, after the end of epidemiological investigations, the detection of IAAP was also confirmed in a third migratory bird of the species Sula Leucogaster (pardo booby) that was already at Ipram. Material for diagnosis, biological samples were collected by the SVO and sent to the Federal Laboratory for Agricultural Defense of São Paulo (LFDA-SP), a reference unit of the World Organization for Animal Health (OMSA), which confirmed that it was Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (IAAP) subtype H5N1.