Overview

• Argentina’s Senasa confirmed highly pathogenic avian influenza H5 at a commercial laying farm in Los Toldos, Buenos Aires, and enacted culling, cleaning, a 3 km control zone and a 7 km surveillance zone, with notification to the World Organisation for Animal Health.
• Chile’s SAG suspended Argentine poultry imports and asked Senasa to stop certifying specified products, stating that shipments with production dates from August 5 onward will not be accepted.
• Argentina temporarily paused export certification to partners tied to disease‑free agreements, naming China, the European Union, the United States, Chile, Brazil, Japan, Mexico, Canada, Paraguay and Colombia.
• The Agriculture Secretariat says zonation and compartmentalization allow continued exports to destinations that represented about 60% of 2024 poultry export value, including markets such as Singapore, Hong Kong, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Vietnam, the Philippines, Russia and several African countries.
• Chile formally recognized Brazil as free of highly pathogenic avian influenza in commercial flocks and resumed Brazilian imports, while some buyers continue to apply nationwide or region‑specific restrictions on Brazil following its May outbreak.