Avian flu detected in wild birds for the first time in Brazil.

Brazil has confirmed its first ever cases of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in wild birds, but the country's status as a country free of HPAI is not affected as per guidelines from the World Organization for Animal Health (WOAH). The virus can kill entire flocks of birds and cause losses for the farming sector. Brazil's chicken exports rose by 27% last year to $9.76 billion as other countries reeled from a global outbreak of the virus. The main importers of Brazil's chicken products in April included China, Japan, South Africa and Saudi Arabia.