A new wave of bird flu is predicted in France

Published 2022년 11월 19일

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France has raised its bird flu alert level, requiring poultry farms to limit bird movements to curb the spread of the disease. This comes as Europe experiences its worst bird flu crisis on record, with over 49 million poultry slaughtered and concerns about the virus's persistence over the summer. The disease poses a threat to poultry flocks, could lead to trade restrictions, and there is a risk of human transmission. The outbreak has affected both domestic poultry and wild birds, with nearly 50 million poultry slaughtered in Europe and over 22.8 million birds destroyed in the US. The disease also affected mammals, including red foxes, and has led to significant economic losses for the poultry industry.

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France has put the country on "high" alert level for bird flu, forcing poultry farms to keep birds indoors to contain the spread of the highly contagious disease. This was reported by the Reuters agency with reference to a source in the Ministry of Agriculture. The European Union's second-largest poultry producer has seen a new surge in bird flu outbreaks in recent months after seeing its worst wave of the disease this year, when some 22 million birds were slaughtered. Follow the news in a convenient format: Follow us on Twitter Between August 1 and November 8, 49 outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), commonly known as avian influenza, were detected on French farms, with a large and growing number of cases in domestic poultry and wild birds, it has been reported. ministry. said "In conditions of unprecedented persistence of the virus in the environment and strong migratory activity of wild birds, it is necessary to strengthen preventive measures to avoid ...

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