France stricken with bird flu, hundreds of thousands of birds culled

Published 2022년 1월 1일

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French authorities have culled 600,000 to 650,000 chickens, ducks and poultry in the past month to contain the bird flu virus, as the country battles its fourth major outbreak since 2015. The virus was found in 26 farms, primarily in the southwest, and in wild poultery and three barns. Other European countries like Belgium and the UK are also dealing with the H5N1 virus. In France, the government had advised farmers to keep poultry indoors last November to prevent the spread of the virus.

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Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia - French authorities have culled 600,000 to 650,000 chickens, ducks and poultry in the past month on Friday (31/12). This is an effort to contain the bird flu virus, which threatens to become the country's fourth major outbreak since 2015. The French Ministry of Agriculture reported virus clusters on 26 farms, mainly in the southwest which is home to France's foie gras pate industry as well as 15 cases in wild poultry and in three barns. It is known, several European countries are currently battling the H5N1 virus or a year after a similar virus destroyed livestock. Belgium and the UK are countries that have declared bird flu outbreaks. The Czechs will culminate as many as 80,000 birds at one of the farms, where more than 100,000 animals have died from H5N1 since last week. Meanwhile in France, last November the government advised farmers to keep poultry indoors in an effort to stop the spread of ...

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