Brazil is still analyzing a new suspected case of bird flu on a commercial poultry farm, raising concerns the deadly virus may be spreading in the world’s largest chicken exporter.

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's poultry industry is reeling from the country's first bird flu outbreak on a commercial farm, but officials hope China and other major consumers will soon loosen countrywide bans on importing Brazil's chicken.