WorldPoultry: H7N3 outbreaks in Mexico ongoing

In the recent cases, reported form 16th Arpil to 23rd May more than 800,000 birds have been destroyed and more than 5 million more have been vaccinated.

The outbreaks involved two commercial layer farms, two heavy breeder flocks, three broiler flocks, and a backyard farm in four different states: Jalisco, Puebla, Guanajuato, and Aguascalientes. The number of susceptible birds totaled 1,049,220, of which 815,034 were destroyed to stop the outbreaks.

Control measures previously applied are still on-going, including vaccination of birds at risk.