Following the detection of 3 outbreaks of avian influenza in Dordogne, the Ministry of Agriculture has decided to ban the export of live poultry and eggs.
The Ministry of Agriculture has banned the export of live poultry, eggs and any other game bird products “from the whole of the Dordogne department to other member states of the European Union or to other member states of the European Union. third country “. This decree published in the Official Journal on Wednesday follows the detection of several cases of bird flu in this region of southwestern France.
In addition, the transport of avian species on French territory is henceforth subject to the authorization of the prefect. This will take a decision only after the opinion of the veterinary services. All gatherings, fairs, competitions, animal exhibitions or hunting were also prohibited. These restrictive measures concern nearly 90 municipalities in Dordogne and Haute-Vienne, listed in the decree.
In total, 3 outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza for poultry have been identified in Dordogne since the end of November. The first cases since 2007. To limit the spread of the virus, the prefect of the department ordered the slaughter of 14,000 ducks and 1,000 geese. Cullings had already taken place on November 25 after the discovery of an outbreak of influenza in the town of Biras.
3 farms concerned
A radical decision taken as part of the national emergency health intervention launched as soon as the first infectious outbreak was identified. For the moment, the samples taken in the 3 farms concerned have given partial results: the H5N1 virus was discovered in the first affected farm but the typing has not been determined in the other two.
The risk for humans seems fairly low, but as a precautionary measure, the farmers concerned are closely monitored by experts from the National Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health Safety (ANSES).
Nevertheless, the ministry wants to be reassuring and recalls that “the flu of the chicken” is not transmissible to the man by the consumption of meat, eggs, fatty liver and more generally of any food product.
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