Avian influenza risk level lowered to negligible, affected cows in the United States

“Considering the favorable health situation linked to the highly pathogenic avian influenza virus in wild avifauna (...) the end of the seasonal migration of migratory species (...) the stabilization of the epidemiological situation in avifauna wild in neighboring countries, the epizootic risk is described as “negligible” throughout the metropolitan territory. The lowering of the risk level, which will come into force on May 3, makes it possible to lift a certain number of biosecurity constraints, starting with poultry going outdoors, including in the most critical areas, which are wetlands. located under migration corridors (called special risk zones or ZRP) and zones at risk of diffusion (ZRD) presenting a high density of duck farms. Unless there is a subsequent resurgence, the decree of April 26 could end a high-intensity sequence which, for three successive years, resulted in the slaughter of tens of millions of poultry at a cost easily exceeding a billion euros, weakening all ...