France raises the risk of bird flu to the highest level
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Published Dec 6, 2023
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The avian flu season has started in Europe, and France has raised its risk level to 'high' due to the first outbreaks of bird flu in poultry. The decision was made after detecting highly pathogenic avian flu in farms and considering the infection dynamics in Europe. The French government has implemented preventive measures, including closures or protection for birds in establishments, restrictions on transportation, and mandatory virological control in high-risk areas.
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The avian flu season has already begun in Europe, and several countries have already suffered the first outbreaks in poultry. France is one of them, and has placed its territory at a 'high' risk level for avian influenza (bird flu) to strengthen the protection of its poultry farms. The French Ministry of Agriculture and Food Sovereignty explains that the decision to raise the level of epizootic risk to the maximum has been taken taking into account that at the end of November a first focus of highly pathogenic avian flu was detected in the department of Morbihan ( HPAI) on farms, as well as the dynamics of infection in Europe. “Preventive measures are being strengthened to protect poultry farms,” the French Government has highlighted. “The continuous and strong dynamics of infection by the HPAI virus registered in Europe, while a few days ago a first contamination of a farm in France had been detected, has now led public authorities to place the entire territory at a level high ...
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