Animal health
Chile's Agricultural and Livestock Service (SAG) detected a highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza case in backyard birds in Bollenar sector, Melipilla commune, Metropolitan Region. The virus was lab-confirmed after reports of domestic bird deaths. The country retains its sanitary status free of the disease in commercial flocks.
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The Department of Agriculture of the Generalitat has reported a second case of avian flu detected in a poultry farm in Lleida province, just three kilometers from the farm where the initial outbreak began in the Urgell county. The affected farm, with about 9,000 hens, was within the previously established surveillance radius.
The Catalan government has authorized a temporary employment regulation file (ERTE) affecting 458 meat sector workers in Santa Eugènia de Berga, due to an outbreak of African swine fever detected near Barcelona. The measure, requested by a temporary employment agency, is due to force majeure and allows the affected workers to access unemployment benefits.