05 September 2026
Uruguay’s Ministry of Livestock, Agriculture, and Fisheries (MGAP), by way of the Basic Directorate of Livestock Providers (DGSG), has declared a nationwide animal well being emergency following the affirmation of a Extremely Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) H5 outbreak in yard poultry within the southwestern division of Colonia.
The epidemiological investigation was triggered by suspected medical illness and mortality throughout a number of fowl species on a yard premises in Colonia. In response, official veterinary providers positioned the index premises below strict organic quarantine. All yard birds and free-range manufacturing programs should stay housed in totally enclosed, roofed services, minimizing any potential direct or oblique contact with wild migratory birds.
