MEXICO – It authorised emergency vaccinations against the highly pathogenic H5N1 bird flu strain earlier this year.
The country is currently using two vaccines made by Avimex and Boheringher. By mid-February about 170 million vaccine doses had been administered by certified veterinarians.
Mexico, which has 557 million birds in its poultry industry, does not export poultry products. It has been forced to cull 5.9 million birds because of bird flu in the latest outbreak.
BRAZIL – The world’s biggest poultry exporter has never reported any bird flu outbreaks. And they do NOT vaccinate birds.
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Once again, federal agencies are slow and inefficient.