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Brazil rules out bird flu case on a commercial farm in Rio Grande do Sul state

By Thomson Reuters Jun 2, 2025 | 2:27 PM

SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Test results for a suspected bird flu outbreak on a commercial farm in the town of Anta Gorda in Rio Grande do Sul state came back negative, according to a document containing laboratory results released by the Brazilian Agriculture Ministry on Monday.

It was the only case currently under investigation on a commercial farm in the country. Brazil’s first case of bird flu on a commercial farm had also been detected in Rio Grande do Sul state.

(Reporting by Debora Ely; Writing by Andre Romani and Isabel Teles; Editing by Leslie Adler)