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According to the latest data from the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAPA), the confinement of poultry in areas considered to be of special risk and surveillance to prevent the spread of avian influenza will affect 1,199 municipalities starting next Monday. Specifically, it will affect 197 towns in Andalusia, 128 in Aragon, one in the Canary Islands, Cantabria (31), Castilla y León (250), Castilla-La Mancha (18), Catalonia (224), Community of Madrid (16), Valencian Community (138), Extremadura (99), Galicia (40), Balearic Islands (14), La Rioja (6), Navarre (12), Basque Country (6), Principality of Asturias (8), Region of Murcia (11), Ceuta and Melilla. The new preventive measures are being adopted "in light of the increase in cases and the movements of migratory birds," the Department has emphasized in a statement. The Ministry, in agreement with the autonomous communities, is activating all the protection measures against avian influenza that are included in Order ...