{
  "id": 15786647,
  "title": "Outbreak of Newcastle disease confirmed in South Brazil",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/outbreak-of-newcastle-disease-confirmed-in-south-brazil",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-20T17:39:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Agencia Brasil",
    "slug": "agencia-brasil",
    "url": "https://agenciabrasil.ebc.com.br/en/saude/noticia/2026-10/outbreak-newcastle-disease-confirmed-south-brazil"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Brazil's federal government has declared a state of animal health emergency in four municipalities of Santa Catarina due to an outbreak of Newcastle disease, according to source <source 251df145-f71>. The emergency period lasts for 60 days. The outbreak was confirmed at a commercial poultry facility in Nova Itaberaba on Monday, October 19, by the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock. The Official Veterinary Service of Santa Catarina shut down the facility, and poultry transportation was suspended. Measures to control, contain, and eradicate the outbreak will be put in place, following guidelines from the Contingency Plan for Avian Influenza and Newcastle Disease. The government has notified the World Organization for Animal Health and Brazil's trading partners, as per international commitments on health transparency. Newcastle disease, caused by a virulent avian paramyxovirus of serotype 1 (APMV-1), affects both domestic and wild birds. The outbreak was identified through an epidemiological investigation by the state's veterinary service and confirmed via testing at a federal laboratory in São Paulo.",
  "summary": "Brazil’s federal government has declared a state of animal health emergency in the municipalities of Nova Itaberaba, Águas Frias, Coronel Freitas, and Nova Erechim – all in the Southern state of Santa Catarina – due to an outbreak of Newcastle disease detected at a commercial poultry facility in the municipality of Nova Itaberaba. The state of animal health emergency has been declared for a total…",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Al-Monitor",
        "title": "Brazil's Newcastle poultry outbreak unlikely to have major long-term impact, analysts say",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/brazils-newcastle-poultry-outbreak-unlikely-to-have-major-long-term",
        "published": "2026-10-20T14:46:33.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}