Bird flu outbreaks in Europe are on the rise again

Published 2024년 11월 15일

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Bird flu outbreaks are on the rise in Europe, with 24 countries reporting highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) to the French Platform (ESA). The most recent additions are Albania, Romania, the UK, and Turkey. France has increased its alert level and successfully detected the virus in poultry through new disease protection regulations. Hungary is struggling with a significant increase in outbreaks, particularly on duck and goose farms, leading to concerns about a potential egg shortage in Poland due to over 35 outbreaks this year. Austria has tightened its prevention measures after bird flu was detected on four farms, designating the entire country as a high-risk area. Meanwhile, the UK has reported its first case of the season, raising concerns about the impact on poultry farming.

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Rising cases In Europe, the epidemiological pressure from bird flu is slowly increasing again. Outbreaks on poultry farms are being reported in an increasing number of countries. According to the French Platform (ESA), highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) has now been detected in 24 countries, most recently in Albania, Romania, the United Kingdom and Turkey. In France, the government has officially changed the alert level from moderate to increased. Outbreaks have recently been reported on a chicken farm in the Morbihan department and in ducks in the Landes department. According to the Interprofession for Foie Gras (Cifog), the detection in Landes can be considered a success of the new disease protection regulations. This was the only reason why the virus was detected before transport to the fattening farm. Possible egg shortage According to the ESA, there has been a relatively large increase in the number of detected HPAI outbreaks in Hungary recently. In connection with ...

Source: Farmer.pl