New large-scale vaccination campaign against bird flu in France

The French Ministry of Agriculture states that the poultry sector can benefit from the successful experiences of the previous vaccination campaign in 2023/2024. The mandatory vaccination campaign against bird flu, which was carried out on such a large scale for the first time, was successful. 50 million ducks were vaccinated thanks to good cooperation between vaccine suppliers, veterinarians, professional agricultural organisations and duck farmers. The threat of bird flu remains because the virus is still present in wild birds. On Tuesday 20 August, an outbreak of highly pathogenic bird flu was detected on a poultry farm in Morbihan in the municipality of Camoël. This is the second outbreak in the ...