Brazil investigates 12 suspected cases of aviary flu

At 13h of this Thursday (5.Jun.2025), the number of cases under investigation for aviary flu in Brazil. There are 12 suspected cases of the disease. There are investigations in progress in Amapá, Pará, Amazonas, Bahia, Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo and Rio Grande do Sul.

On Wednesday (4.JUN.2025), the Minister of Agriculture and Livestock, (PSD), said that Brazil is part of the wild bird migratory route, so suspicions in wild birds in the country are common.

“We are on the route of these often contaminated animals, so it is common and constant that suspicions arise in wildlife. What matters is that no more commercial farm has been affected with the disease,” stated.

This is the situation of cases of aviary flu in Brazil, according to the last update:

Confirmed cases (focus of the disease):

• 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 site;
• Brasilia (DF) – Wild birds in a zoo.

Suspected cases:

• Macapá (AP) – domestic creation bird;
• Castanhal (PA) – home of domestic creation;
• Rurópolis (PA) – AVI Wild;
• Itaituba (PA) – home of domestic creation;
• Labrea (AM) – Home Creation Ave;
• Itajuípe (BA) – home of domestic creation;
• New Cruise (MG) – Home Creation Ave;
• Saint Anthony of the Monte (MG) – Home Creation Ave;
• Angra dos Reis (RJ) – AVI Wild;
• SANTOS (SP) – Wild AVI;
• Westfália (RS) – Home Creation Ave;
• Santana Chapel (RS) – Home Creation Ave.

Already discarded cases:

• Eldorado do Carajás (PA) – Home Creation Ave;
• Aguiarnópolis (TO) – domestic bird for trade;
• Icapuí (CE) – Free Life Wildlife;
• Quixadá (CE) – Home Creation Ave;
• Salitre (CE) – Home Creation Ave;
• GRACCHO CARDOSO (SE) – Home Creation Ave;
• Quixeramobim (CE) – home of domestic creation;
• Manacapuru (AM) – home of domestic creation;
• Ilhéus (BA) – Free Life Wildlife;
• Aurelino Leal (BA) – Home Creation Ave;
• Igarapé (MG) – home of domestic creation;
• Belo Horizonte (MG) – Free Life Wildlife;
• Matthew Leme (MG) – Free Life Wildlife;
• Ribeirão das Neves (MG) – Home Creation Ave;
• Good Order (MG) – Home Creation Ave;
• SILVER LAGOA (MG) – Home Creation Ave;
• Belo Horizonte (MG) – Wild AVI;
• Divinópolis (MG) – home of domestic creation;
• Itatiaiuçu (MG) – home of domestic creation;
• Guarulhos (SP) – Wild AVI;
• Buzios Frame (RJ) – Wild AVI;
• Nova Brasilândia (MT) – home of domestic creation;
• Amambai (MS) – home of domestic creation;
• Water Paradise (MS) – Home Creation Ave;
• Chapecó (SC) – Home Creation Ave;
• Garopaba (SC) – Wild AVI;
• Estância Velha (RS) – Home Creation Ave;
• Triunfo (RS) – Home Creation Ave;
• Canoas (RS) – wild bird;
• Top offshore (RS) – wild bird;
• Triunfo (RS) – Home Creation Ave;
• Montenegro (RS) – ave silvestre;
• Tapir Gorda (RS) – Commercial Domestic Ave;

Closed markets

The confirmation of the case in Rio Grande do Sul led 42 markets to suspend the importation of Brazilian chicken meat at some level:

• 21 markets with total suspension of poultry exports in Brazil -China, European Union, Mexico, Iraq, South Korea, Chile, Philippines, South Africa, Peru, Albania, Canada, Dominican Republic, Uruguay, Malaysia, Argentina, Timor-Leste, Morocco, India, Sri Lanka, North Macedonia and Pakistan;
• 17 markets with suspension restricted to the state of Rio Grande do Sul – Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, United Kingdom, Russia, Belarus, Armenia, Quirgistan, Angola, Turkey, Bahrain, Cuba, Montenegro, Namibia, Kazakhstan, Bosnia and Herzegovine, Tajiquistan and Ukraine;
• 4 markets with suspension limited to the municipality of Montenegro (RS) – United Arab Emirates, Japan, Qatar and Jordan.