Human and Animal Health Experts Meet in South America to Prepare for Bird Flu

Published on March 14, 2023

With avian influenza A H5 outbreaks in wild birds and poultry spreading to Latin America and the Caribbean, public and animal experts are gathering in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil this week to talk about improving the region's capacity to detect and respond to these outbreaks.

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