ACUERDO MINISTERIAL No. 31, de fecha 8 de febrero de 2023, mediante el cual se acuerda "Declarar Estado de Alerta Zoosanitaria por Influenza Aviar de Alta Patogenicidad (IAAP) en todo el territorio nacional" (Ministerial Decision No. 31, of 8 February 2023, establishing agreement to declare a state of animal health emergency in relation to highly pathogenic avian influenza throughout the national territory).

The notified Ministerial Decision concerning agriculture and livestock declares an animal health alert in line with the recommendation of the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH), which establishes that the epidemic season of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) continues in 2023 with outbreaks among poultry and notified outbreaks among wild birds in different countries. The Ministerial Decision recommends that countries maintain and strengthen their monitoring systems, farm biosecurity measures and timely notification of outbreaks of HPAI among both poultry and non-poultry species (domestic or wild birds). The International Regional Organization for Plant and Animal Health (OIRSA) is also urging its member States to implement different prevention and control measures to protect the region's domestic poultry.