Avian flu: a temporary control zone on the coast | Euskal Herria

2023 MAR. 21 – 10:04h

Following the discovery of a seagull infected with avian influenza in Anglet, a temporary control zone was delimited within a radius of 20 kilometres.

In September 2022, three infected Gannets were found on the Basque coast. (Pixhere)

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The Pyrénées-Atlantiques prefecture announced in a press release dated March 20 that a seagull, collected on March 13 on a beach in Anglet, was detected carrying the avian influenza virus on March 17, by the Ploufragan reference laboratory (Côtes-d’Armor). Consequently, the prefecture announces that a regulated zoning (temporary control zone or ZCT) has been set up, by decree the same day, within a radius of 20 kilometers around the place of discovery, i.e. 30 Basque municipalities and 15 Landes municipalities.

The prefecture calls for “the vigilance of all and to widely communicate the instructions aimed at avoiding and limiting the spread of the virus to poultry farms, already very affected by crises in recent years, in particular these last two winters”. In its press release, the prefecture adds “that no farm has been affected since mid-2022 in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques”.