Brazil’s animal health authorities have successfully concluded efforts to eliminate a Newcastle disease outbreak in poultry, officially informing the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) that the outbreak is now resolved.
After the initial detection in a flock in Anta Gorda, Rio Grande do Sul, comprehensive measures were implemented to contain and eradicate the disease. The flock was depopulated, and authorities enforced strict control strategies including surveillance within restricted zones, movement control, traceability, disinfection of the premises, and proper disposal of carcasses and byproducts.
According to the latest WOAH report, no further virus detections occurred outside the affected flock. With 90 days now passed since the depopulation and disinfection efforts, and no new cases reported, both WOAH and Brazil’s veterinary service have declared the outbreak officially closed. This was Brazil’s first case of Newcastle disease since 2006.
While Brazil celebrates its recovery, WOAH recently reported a new Newcastle disease case in Sweden, where a commercial flock of approximately 18,000 laying hens was affected in Ödeshög. Control measures are underway there as well. Additionally, WOAH has active Newcastle disease reports in Poland and Israel, keeping the disease on the radar for poultry producers globally.
