Ministry of Agriculture states that it will destroy the products in Paraná, Minas Gerais and Rio Grande do Sul
He said it on Saturday (17.MAI.2025) found the eggs provided by the farm that had identified aviary influenza outbreaks. The agency states that the products are in Paraná, Minas Gerais and Rio Grande do Sul.
The eggs would serve to incubation in other farms of the 3 states. It does not necessarily mean that they are contaminated, but the sanitary procedures will be taken as a form of precaution – informing the destruction of the products.
“We emphasize that there is no proof that such eggs are contaminated with avian flu viruses and that all necessary measures to protect national poultry are being adopted.”says a note from the Ministry of Agriculture. Here’s (PDF – 219 kb).
The government confirmed on Thursday (15.MAI) the diagnosis of avian flu in a farm of Montenegro (RS). In a statement, he said the disease “It is not transmitted by the consumption of poultry or eggs”.
Minister Carlos Fávaro (agriculture) decreed a state of emergency zoosanitary in the municipality of Rio Grande do Sul for 60 days. The measure delimits a 10 km control area from the affected company, which housed about 17,000 birds.
The Rio Grande do Sul government said all chickens died in a shed. In another, it was 80%. The rest was sacrificed.
Avian flu is a viral infection that affects birds and can be transmitted to humans in Rare cases. Causes severe respiratory diseases.
