A case of high-risk poultry infection (HRPI) has been confirmed at a commercial poultry farm in San Pedro Zacapa, Santa Bárbara, Honduras.
Containment protocols were implemented, including the culling of 42,331 birds and the destruction of 89,900 chicks and 315,979 incubated eggs. Concurrently, three outbreaks of HRPI (H5) were reported in wild birds (black vultures) in Lempira, Comayagua, and Copán, with a total of 445 cases (442 deaths, 3 euthanized).
Surveillance of backyard poultry has not detected infections in domestic poultry. No human cases have been reported. Authorities are urging the strengthening of biosecurity measures.
