Ministry of Agriculture investigates suspiciously in Ceará, Tocantins, Pará, Bahia, Rio de Janeiro and Rio Grande do Sul; Case was confirmed in Minas Gerais
It updated it, at 1 pm of this 3rd (27.MAI.2025), the number of cases in investigation for aviary flu in Brazil. Now, they are 11 suspicious cases of disease and in ornamental birds in Mateus Leme (MG), Belo Horizonte Metropolitan Region. There are also 2 other outbreaks of the disease, both in Rio Grande do Sul.
The governor of Minas Gerais, (New), decreed animal health emergency after confirmation. The measure will last 90 days. Here is a (PDF – 3 MB) of the decree published in the State Official Gazette.
This is the situation of cases of aviary flu in Brazil, according to the last update:
- confirmed cases (focus of the disease) in:
- Montenegro (RS) – Birds in commercial property (in period of sanitary void until June 18);
- Sapucaia do Sul (RS) – Birds of a zoo;
- Matthew Leme (MG) – Wild birds of a place.
- suspected cases in:
- Icapuí (CE) – Free Life Wildlife;
- Quixadá (CE) – Domestic bird for subsistence;
- Salitre (CE) – Domestic bird for subsistence;
- Aguiarnópolis (TO) – domestic bird for trade;
- Eldorado do Carajás (PA) – Domestic bird for subsistence;
- Ilhéus (BA) – Free Life Wildlife;
- Aurelino Leal (BA) – Domestic bird for subsistence;
- Búzios Frame (RJ) – Free Life Wildlife;
- Tapir Gorda (RS) – Commercial Domestic Ave;
- Montenegro (RS) – Free Life Wildlife;
- Canoas (RS) – Free Life Wildlife.
- cases have already been discarded in:
- Nova Brasilândia (MT) – Domestic chicken for subsistence;
- GRACCHO CARDOSO (SE) – Domestic chicken for subsistence;
- Estância Velha (RS) – Domestic chicken for subsistence;
- Triumph (RS) – Domestic chicken for subsistence;
- Chapecó (SC) – Domestic chicken for subsistence;
- Garopaba (SC) – Free Life Wildlife;
- Top offshore (RS) – Free Life Wildlife;
- Triumph (RS) – Domestic bird for subsistence;
- Belo Horizonte (MG) – Free Life Wildlife;
- Matthew Leme (MG) – Free Life Wildlife.
Closed markets
The confirmation of the case in Rio Grande do Sul led to the importation of Brazilian chicken meat at some level.
According to the last update of the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock, at 15h on Friday (23.MAI), are:
- 23 markets with total suspension of poultry exports in Brazil: China, European Union, Mexico, Iraq, South Korea, Chile, Philippines, South Africa, Jordan, Peru, Canada, Dominican Republic, Uruguay, Malaysia, Argentina, Timor-Leste, Morocco, Bolivia, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Albania, Namibia and India;
- 16 markets with suspension restricted to the state of Rio Grande do Sul: Saudi Arabia, Türkiye, United Kingdom, Bahrain, Cuba, Macedonia, Montenegro, Kazakh, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Tajiquistan, Ukraine, Russia, Belarus, Armenia, Kyrguistan and Angola; and
- 2 markets with suspension limited to the municipality of Montenegro: United Arab Emirates and Japan.
