date:Jul 05, 2012
The National Health Service, Food Safety and Food Quality (SENASICA) confirmed the presence of highly pathonogenic avian influenza of subtype H7N3 in two municipalities of Jalisco on 20 June. Mexican animal health officials have since visited nearly 150 poultry farms and detected the virus at 10 of them.
Officials have insisted that the outbreak is under control, and that the risk to human health is low. Jose Munoz of the Jalisco state government said:There is no risk of infection (in humans)