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A deadly virus has infected all wild and captive Spix's macaws in Brazil, threatening their recovery.
A deadly, incurable virus has infected all surviving wild Spix's macaws in Brazil, threatening a decades-long effort to restore the critically endangered species to its native habitat.
Of 20 birds released since 2020, only 11 survived, all now testing positive for circovirus, which causes fatal beak and feather disease.
Another 21 birds at a breeding center in Bahia also tested positive.
Brazil’s conservation agency, ICMBio, fined the BlueSky breeding center 1.8 million reais for poor biosafety standards, including unsanitary conditions and improper worker attire.
The outbreak follows the termination of Brazil’s partnership with Germany’s ACTP after it sold 26 captive birds to a private zoo in India without approval.
The virus poses no risk to humans.
Un virus mortal ha infectado a todas las guacamayas salvajes y cautivas de Spix en Brasil, amenazando su recuperación.