France comes up with an action plan against EHD

Minister Marc Fesneau announced an action plan during a visit to the hard-hit Pyrenees-Atlantique region on the border with Spain. France reported the first infection with EHD on September 21 and by November 2 the number of reported cases had already risen to 2,136. The 150 kilometer protection zones around the infected companies now extend to La Rochelle, 450 kilometers from Paris. Economic damage Fesneau believes that he has already managed to significantly limit the economic damage through rapid diplomatic actions and measures, as a result of which the export of calves and cattle to Spain and Italy was quickly resumed. However, exports to countries in North Africa, especially Algeria, are still at a standstill. France has, among other things, set up a network of laboratories within ten days for the mandatory pre-transport testing for EHD, the minister said. Also gain knowledge about EHD The action plan also aims to gain more knowledge about the disease and its consequences for ...