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Bird flu leads Brazil to declare animal health emergency

The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock declared a state of animal health emergency throughout the national territory due to cases of avian influenza detected in wild birds.

The ordinance, signed by minister Carlos Fávaro, was published in an extra edition of Official Gazette on the night of this Monday (22) and is valid for 180 days. 

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The measure, according to the folder, aims to prevent the disease from reaching subsistence and commercial poultry production, in addition to preserving fauna and human health. Also according to the ministry, the declaration of a state of animal health emergency makes it possible to mobilize funds from the Union and to articulate with other ministries, governmental organizations in the three instances and non-governmental organizations. 

Source: Agency Brazil

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