Director of the National Institutes of Health, Marta Ospina, confirmed that the case bird flu in that country according to the accident and it was an isolated casenamely people who have had direct contact with sick pets (sleeping with these animals).

“This is not natural transmission in its natural state, but the virus has other circumstances to make that jump. We have carried out 24 epidemiological field investigations, 26 samples have arrived as they are nearby and all have been processed, we have found that they are respiratory syncytial virus and they are negative for influenza A, B and adenovirus, currently active. their way to INS 11 samples again to be studied”, explained Ospina.

However, announcing that this upcoming sample is in accordance with the normal scrutiny that has been in place for a long time and it is done with other diseases, which is why he assures that the country is prepared for a possible outbreak or even an epidemic; and disease diagnosis and control.

UK enforces confinement of domestic poultry and poultry from 7 November to combat the spread of bird flu, the British government announced on Monday.

These measures legally require all owners to “Keep your birds indoors and follow strict biosecurity measures to protect them from diseaseregardless of species or size,” the Ministry of the Environment said in a statement.

This decision extended confinement in some areas of the UK, with avian flu risk in wild birds “very high” according to health authorities.

In the last twelve months, Britain has suffered the largest known disease outbreak in its history.with more than 200 confirmed cases.

Starting October 2022, that detected in more than 70 installations and several cases have been reported in wild birds.

Faced with increasing cases, the risk of exposure to birds in captivity requires “limit all birds until further noticesaid UK Veterinary Director Christine Middlemiss.

“This is the best way to protect your bird“, he added.

Is epizootics are the “most important” known in Europe, with 47.7 million birds slaughtered on contaminated farms continent in a year, according to the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA).

Although some cases in humans, European health authorities consider infection risk “weak” for those who have not had long-term contact with birds.

Risk of transmission to humans by consuming contaminated meat or eggs is considered “not important“.

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