Spanish poultry farming faces its most tense moment due to avian flu.

Spanish poultry farming is facing one of its most tense moments in recent years due to the spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza in wild and domestic birds, with a Government that will reinforce prevention measures starting next Monday. This is the timeline of the impact and expansion of the avian influenza virus in the country since the beginning of the year: - January 8: Spain resists the onslaught of avian flu in neighboring countries, with very limited circulation of the virus in wild birds and no cases on farms. - January 17: A few days later, however, the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food declares a high risk of avian influenza in Spain and activates preventive measures in areas of special risk and surveillance. - March 9: The then director general of Health of Agro-Food Production and Animal Welfare, Valentín Almansa, assures in an interview with Efeagro that the presence of the virus circulating in numerous European countries has led Spain to "increase the ...