France loses its bird flu-free status less than 15 days after regaining it

Published 2024년 12월 31일

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France announced its freedom from highly pathogenic avian influenza on December 17, but had to retract the status less than two weeks later due to two new outbreaks. The country remains at high risk for HPAI, particularly due to migration. Measures such as zoning decree, depopulation, cleaning, and disinfection have been implemented on the affected farms. France is also planning vaccination campaigns and emphasizing the importance of surveillance, biosecurity, and vaccination for prevention. The ministry confirmed that consuming meat, foie gras, eggs, or any food product based on poultry meat does not pose a risk to human health.

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In the middle of the month, France announced that it had declared itself free of highly pathogenic avian influenza on 17 December to the World Organisation for Animal Health (WHO). “The disease-free status opens up more favourable prospects for our sectors of excellence which depend in part on export markets,” the French Ministry of Agriculture celebrated. Now, the ministerial department has reported the detection of two new outbreaks of avian influenza, meaning that in less than a fortnight France has lost its status as a country free of avian influenza. The detection of two consecutive outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), on 27 December in Eure and on 28 December in Calvados, reminds us of the importance of respecting all biosecurity measures, the ministry emphasises. They also explain that France remains at the “high” risk level for HPAI, particularly with regard to the possibility of infections linked to migration. “As a direct consequence of these ...

Source: Animalshealth