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    Avian influenza in Peru: Seabird deaths drop significantly in Piura

    • Last Update: 2023-02-02
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    Peru's National Forestry and Wildlife Service (Serfor) recently reported that between December 15 and 21, only eight Peruvian pelicans died from avian influenza A(H5N1) in the coastal area of Piura, a significant reduction
    from 310 in the first two weeks of December.
     
    Wildlife expert Max Guerra Tume explained that the decrease in seabird deaths is due to pelicans abandoning their nests off the coast of Piura and migrating
    south, reported by La República on December 22.
    Another reason may be that the remaining seabirds in the region have developed antibodies
    to the avian influenza.
     
    Serfor's data shows that since the first seabird died from avian influenza, a total of 2,419 affected birds have been recorded in Piura, of which 2,379 are Peruvian pelicans and the rest are Peruvian, cormorants, blue-footed and silver gulls
    .
     
    Regarding the spread of the disease, Eduardo Ortega, director general of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), stressed that the consumption of poultry meat products is unlikely to cause human infection with avian influenza
    .
     
    Connie Gallardo Vela, an expert at the Universidad Científica del Sur, noted that evidence suggests that the likelihood of bird flu spreading from person to person is small, and the probability of transmission from poultry products to people is almost zero
    .
    Currently, there is no vaccine
    against the disease.
     
    Gallardo recommends fencing off areas where birds are kept in your home to prevent sick birds from flying in and causing infection
    .
    In addition, special clothing should be worn when touching birds, preferably a mask, and hand washing
    with soap and water before and after contact with birds.
    If you see, come into contact with dead birds or have obvious signs of contracting the disease, you should immediately notify the National Agricultural Health Service (Senasa) at a telephone number of 946922469 and an e-mail address of reporta.
    peru@senasa.
    gob.
    pe
    .
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