Brazil says Newcastle disease outbreak in poultry has ended (updated)

BRF SA

26/07/2024 22:30

(Updates paragraph 1, adds comments from meat lobby ABPA in 3,
5 and 6, and background in 4)
       SAO PAULO, July 26 (Reuters) - The Brazilian government
said on Friday an outbreak of Newcastle disease that had blocked
its poultry exports has ended and that it had notified the World
Organization for Animal Health.
    The government now awaits importers' nod to lift trade
embargoes associated with the outbreak, the Agriculture Ministry
said in a statement.
    Brazilian meat lobby ABPA welcomed the notification, saying
it can expedite resumption of chicken exports, which were partly
halted after communication of an isolated case of Newcastle
disease in Brazil's southernmost state of Rio Grande do Sul.
    Newcastle is a viral disease that affects domestic and wild
birds, causing respiratory problems, among other symptoms, and
can lead to death.
    ABPA said Brazilian chicken exporters are redirecting cargos
to other markets since the trade restrictions associated with
the outbreak took force. 
    The notification to WOAH will likely reestablish Brazil's
Newcastle disease-free status, ABPA said.

 (Reporting by Ana Mano and Roberto Samora; Editing by Sandra
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