Archive · 19 Jun 2025
Brazil Declares Bird Flu Free, Seeks to Resume Chicken Exports
Brazil, a major chicken exporter, says it's now free from bird flu on its commercial farms.
They haven't seen any new cases for a month.
Because of the bird flu, countries like China stopped buying chicken from Brazil.
Now, Brazil wants to start selling chicken to these countries again, but they need to talk to each country first and get approval from an international health organization.
The first bird flu case was on a farm where 17,000 chickens had to be removed.
Brazil declared itself free of the bird flu virus in commercial flocks after a 28-day period without outbreaks.
The country's disease-free status must be confirmed by the World Organization for Animal Health (WOAH).
Brazil aims to resume chicken exports with its trade partners.
Brazil's first outbreak was at a chicken breeder farm in Montenegro, where 17,000 birds were culled.
China and other importers banned chicken imports from Brazil due to the bird flu.
- Who
- Brazil and the World Organization for Animal Health (WOAH).
- What
- Brazil declared itself free of bird flu in commercial flocks.
- When
- After observing a 28-day period without any new commercial farm outbreaks.
- Where
- Brazil
- Why
- To resume chicken exports after a bird flu outbreak.
- Affected Industry
- Poultry
- Disease
- Bird Flu (HPAI)
- Action
- Declaration of being bird flu-free
- Key step
- Reclaiming disease-free status
- First Outbreak Location
- Montenegro