20.07.2024

On 17 July 2024, Brazil has declared the outbreak of Newcastle Diseases (ND) in a chicken farm in Rio Grande do Sul state (the third largest exporter of chickens in Brazil), after the death of 7000 birds. The 2024 ND outbreak represents the first major occurrence since the last outbreak in 2006.
Brazil is considered the world's top chicken exporter with around 430,000 tons of poultry products are exported every month, and the announcement of ND in Rio Grande do Sul state forced the Brazilian authorities to immediately and temporarily halt chicken exportation to many countries.