2024-08-14 00:03:00
Bird flu is back with a vengeance. The Ministry of Agriculture announced on Tuesday that the outbreak was detected on Monday at a poultry farm in the Illes-Vilaine department, stressing that it was “the first confirmed farm outbreak in France since the end of the animal epidemic ‘last winter’.
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“Restriction zones have been established around the affected farms,” the ministry said in a press release late Tuesday, without specifying where. “The risk of HPAI (highly pathogenic avian influenza, editor’s note) remains ‘negligible’ nationwide,” the release continued. This is the first confirmed epidemic in France since January 16.
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“The main hypothesis is contamination from wildlife. In fact, this outbreak occurred near an area naturally contaminated by wildlife, and several cases have been observed in seabirds along the Bretton coast in recent weeks,” the release states .
Also read Bird flu: Why Europe is ordering vaccinesAccording to health management regulations, the house has been “inactivated” (animals are slaughtered, editor’s note) and will be disinfected. At the same time, a protection zone (3 kilometers around the house) and a surveillance area (10 kilometers) will be established. To control the risk of virus transmission, the movement of poultry is prohibited in these areas, strict hygiene measures must be observed, and farm monitoring must be strengthened.
As a result of this detection, France lost its status as “highly pathogenic avian influenza-free”. This status can be restored 28 days after cleaning and disinfection operations are completed and there are no new outbreaks. The risk level for the disease remains ‘negligible’ Whole territoryAccording to the same source, this has been the case since May 3, 2024.
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