Brazil, the world's largest chicken exporter, is currently investigating six potential outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza, known as bird flu, according to updated data on the Agriculture Ministry's website.

SAO PAULO — Brazil, the world's largest chicken exporter, ruled out three of seven suspected cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza, commonly known as bird flu, officials told a press conference on Monday (May 19),

Brazil, the world’s largest poultry exporter and main poultry meat importer into the European Union, is no longer allowed to ship poultry and meat products to the EU due to the outbreak of bird flu, the European Commission said on Monday.