Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) has once again been confirmed in both poultry and wild birds in Argentina, officially ending the country\u2019s HPAI-free status that had been maintained since September 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to an official notification submitted to the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH), the outbreak was confirmed on February 23<\/strong> in the province of Buenos Aires.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The affected premises housed heavy breeding stock poultry. The farm operator reported increased mortality to Argentina\u2019s National Service of Agri-Food Health and Quality (SENASA) after observing 694 bird deaths<\/strong> along with clinical signs consistent with avian influenza.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Samples were collected from the flock, and laboratory testing confirmed infection with an H5 variant of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The flock consisted of approximately 30,000 birds.<\/strong> The source of infection has been listed as \u201cunknown or inconclusive.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n As part of emergency disease control measures, all birds on the premises are being depopulated in accordance with national and international biosecurity protocols. This confirmation officially ends Argentina\u2019s HPAI-free status, which had been in place since September 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In a separate report, WOAH confirmed the presence of HPAI in wild bird populations at the Laguna Salada Grande Reserve.<\/p>\n\n\n\n On February 9<\/strong>, authorities were notified about a fulvous whistling duck showing neurological signs consistent with avian influenza. The bird was preyed upon before it could be captured and sampled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Following this incident, surveillance activities in the area were intensified. Additional birds showing clinical signs were observed, and laboratory testing confirmed H5 HPAI infection.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Affected species included:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n A total of 25 wild birds tested positive,<\/strong> excluding the initial duck that could not be sampled. This marks the first confirmed detection of HPAI in wild birds in Argentina since October 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) has once again been confirmed in both poultry and wild birds in Argentina, officially ending the country\u2019s HPAI-free status that had been maintained since September… <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":7814,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_price":"","_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_header":"","_tribe_default_ticket_provider":"","_tribe_ticket_capacity":"","_ticket_start_date":"","_ticket_end_date":"","_tribe_ticket_show_description":"","_tribe_ticket_show_not_going":false,"_tribe_ticket_use_global_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_global_stock_level":"","_global_stock_mode":"","_global_stock_cap":"","_tribe_rsvp_for_event":"","_tribe_ticket_going_count":"","_tribe_ticket_not_going_count":"","_tribe_tickets_list":"[]","_tribe_ticket_has_attendee_info_fields":false,"_EventAllDay":false,"_EventTimezone":"","_EventStartDate":"","_EventEndDate":"","_EventStartDateUTC":"","_EventEndDateUTC":"","_EventShowMap":false,"_EventShowMapLink":false,"_EventURL":"","_EventCost":"","_EventCostDescription":"","_EventCurrencySymbol":"","_EventCurrencyCode":"","_EventCurrencyPosition":"","_EventDateTimeSeparator":"","_EventTimeRangeSeparator":"","_EventOrganizerID":[],"_EventVenueID":[],"_OrganizerEmail":"","_OrganizerPhone":"","_OrganizerWebsite":"","_VenueAddress":"","_VenueCity":"","_VenueCountry":"","_VenueProvince":"","_VenueState":"","_VenueZip":"","_VenuePhone":"","_VenueURL":"","_VenueStateProvince":"","_VenueLat":"","_VenueLng":"","_VenueShowMap":false,"_VenueShowMapLink":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[602,3416,1947,3417,3415,1948,3418],"class_list":["post-7813","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-poultry-industry-updates-and-insights","tag-animal-health","tag-argentina-poultry","tag-avian-influenza","tag-h5-virus","tag-hpai","tag-poultry-disease","tag-wild-birds"],"yoast_head":"\nHPAI Detected in Commercial Poultry Farm<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Avian Influenza Detected in Wild Birds at Nature Reserve<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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