France: New case of avian flu in the Ardennes

This case has just been confirmed "in a farmyard in the town of Vandy", near the first contaminated farmyard, near Vouziers, while the disease "has been circulating for a few weeks in neighboring Belgium," " and in Luxembourg, "said the prefecture on September 16. This new case "does not change the restricted areas", mainly bird migration corridors, where as of last week preventive measures were made compulsory in the department. Among these measures, the shelter of poultry, which can no longer move in the open air, and the ban on the gathering of birds. Aisne was also affected, with the discovery of an outbreak of bird flu in a farmyard in the town of Aubenton, contaminated by a purchase of poultry on a Belgian market, the prefecture announced on September 15. In this department, the prefecture did not prohibit the movement of poultry, but asked for "the vigilance of all, professionals, health partners, individuals with birds, hunters". After the discovery of the first case, the ...