On Jan. 27, a hundred dead sea lions were discovered drifting in the waters of Isla Asia, about 60 miles (96 kilometers) south of the capital Lima. Some 716 sea lions have actually been discovered dead on numerous beaches around the nation.
Since November, the infection has actually killed 63,000 birds, according to federal government information.
Peru’s farming health firm has actually reported that the illness might be transferred by migratory birds from North America.
Authorities are fretted as a few of the types that are ending up being contaminated are already thought about threatened in the nation.
In Peru, there are indicators that the illness is spreading out amongst mammals of various types.
Scientists fear that close contact in between sea lions and human beings increases the possibilities of the infection being transferred to individuals.
Peru’s National Forest and Wildlife Service has actually advised individuals to prevent approaching sea lions and sea birds on the beach and to avoid their animals from doing so.
In South America, bird influenza cases have actually been spotted in Ecuador, Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay and just recently in Argentina and Uruguay, where a hygienic emergency situation has actually been stated.
The director general of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said the infection has actually been spreading out amongst poultry and wild birds for 25 years, however just recently infections have actually been spotted in minks, otters and sea lions, so “they should be closely monitored.”
Europe has actually experienced its worst-ever break out of bird influenza considering that 2021, while North and South America have actually just recently been experiencing extreme break outs.
