France: H5N1 Avian influenza: first outbreak detected in a breeding farm in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques

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Monday 12/20/2021 at 7:52 p.m. - Updated at 7:56 p.m.
Avian influenza: first outbreak detected in a breeding farm in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques
By La Provence (with AFP)

An outbreak of H5N1 avian influenza was detected in a farm in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques for the first time since the epizootic last winter, which had hit the South-West very hard, the prefecture said in a press release on Monday.

This farm, whose ducks were slaughtered on Saturday, is located in Came, a town bordering that of Hastingues (Landes) where another outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza type H5N1 had been confirmed.

The prefecture adds in its press release that a suspicion of bird flu is "being managed" in another farm in Came, whose animals were also slaughtered.

"In this type of situation where all the clinical signs of avian flu are present, we try to anticipate" by depopulating the farms even before the presence of the virus is confirmed, the president of the chamber told AFP. agriculture of the Bernard Layre department. "The goal is to avoid the spread and everything we went through last year." "For now, the situation looks contained," he added.

A regulated zone has also been defined in 16 communes of Pyrénées-Atlantiques and 16 communes of Landes, within perimeters of 3 km (protection zone) and 10 km (surveillance zone) around the outbreaks, said the prefecture.

The Came outbreak is the third detected in the South-West, a large poultry breeding area and main foie gras production sector, since the bird flu epizootic which affected 15 departments last winter and led to slaughter of 3.5 million farm poultry.

The first was confirmed on Friday in Manciet (Gers), after seven outbreaks of H5N1 reported in farms in the Nord department since November 26.

From the beginning of November, the health authorities had asked all producers in mainland France to confine their poultry in order to avoid contact with migratory birds potentially carrying the virus.

This virus "currently circulates widely in Europe in wild birds and has been transmitted to domestic poultry in many European countries", according to the prefecture of Pyrénées-Atlantiques.

France has been affected by three bird flu epizootics since the end of 2015.

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Avian flu: more than 600,000 poultry were slaughtered in one month, announces the Ministry of Agriculture

French breeders have been required to observe certain measures since November 5, in order to avoid contact between farms and migrating birds.

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Posted the 12/31/2021 11:05 AM
Update the 12/31/2021 2:40 PM

"About 600,000 to 650,000" poultry have been slaughtered in France since the first case of avian flu detected in a farm at the end of November, according to provisional figures from the Ministry of Agriculture communicated to AFP on Friday, December 31. The ministry identifies 26 outbreaks of the virus in farms, mainly in the South-West, 15 cases in wildlife and three cases in backyard.

France, like many European countries, is once again affected this winter by highly pathogenic avian influenza, commonly known as avian flu, carried by migrating birds. Last year, the epizootic caused nearly 500 breeding outbreaks and resulted in the often preventive slaughter of around 3.5 million poultry, mainly ducks.

Other expected restrictions

This year, the virus was identified for the first time on November 26 in the North, in the town of Warhem, where 160,000 laying hens were reared in buildings. It has since affected other farms in the North and reached the South-West, where the majority of cases are now concentrated. "Since December 16, when a first H5N1 type outbreak was confirmed in the South-West in a farm of ducks ready to force-feed in the town of Manciet, in the Gers, 22 new outbreaks have been identified in the Atlantic Pyrenees, the Gers and the Landes " , reported the ministry in a press release Thursday evening.

Additional restrictions are expected to limit contagion "in a dense breeding area in the South-West" , the extent of which must be specified by prefectural decrees. Within this perimeter, breeders will not be able to welcome new chicks or ducklings on their farms "until January 7" . "These measures may be extended, in view of the evolution of the health situation , " warns the ministry.

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Avian influenza: reinforced prevention measures in an area at risk of spreading the virus in the South-West



Pascal Xicluna / agriculture.gouv.fr


12/30/2021



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The Ministry of Agriculture and Food has decided to expand control and prevention measures by supervising the movements of poultry in a dense breeding area in the South-West following several detections of the virus around Malaussanne. The establishment of day-old poultry, all species combined, will be prohibited until January 7, by prefectural decrees supplementing the zoning already in force. These measures may be extended, in view of the evolution of the health situation. An economic support system for the breeders concerned will be put in place by the State.

These preventive measures apply in a larger perimeter than that of the current regulated areas, with the aim of limiting the risks of contamination in a breeding area at high risk of spreading the virus, due to the large number of farms. in the zone. The municipalities located up to 20 km around the outbreaks are concerned.

These measures are taken after informing professionals and in accordance with the principles of anticipation and risk management defined in the roadmap drawn up in July in consultation with professionals to avoid the appearance of new crises in the poultry sector .

Movements in the new restricted area will comply with a health protocol ensuring the absence of the spread of the disease, established by the operators and validated by the decentralized services.

An economic support system will support the hatcheries whose hatching eggs will have to be destroyed and the breeders who will have to maintain a crawl space in their farms.

Since the e December 16 where a first H5N1 outbreak was confirmed in the Southwest in a duck farm ready to gorge on the town of Manciet, in the Gers, 22 new outbreaks were identified in the Atlantic Pyrenees, Gers and the Landes. The affected farms were depopulated each time, then disinfected. A protection zone (3 km) and a surveillance zone (10 km) have been established around each household by each Prefect. In order to control the risk of spreading the virus, the movement of poultry is prohibited in these areas where strict sanitary measures must be observed.

As a reminder, the consumption of meat, foie gras and eggs - and more generally any food product made from poultry - does not present any risk for humans.

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Avian flu in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques: strong suspicion in farms in Bonnut and Espoey, in Béarn

By Thibault Seurin - t.seurin@sudouest.fr
Published on 05/24/2023 at 10:59

The prefecture communicates this Wednesday, May 24 on two suspicions, north of Orthez and on the plain of Nay. 286 municipalities in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques are concerned by a regulated perimeter. A slaughter has been prescribed in the Landes

Several strong suspicions of avian flu have been declared in Béarn, in farms in the communes of Espoey and Bonnut. The first is located on the plain of Nay, the second north of Orthez. “As a result, temporary restricted areas have been put in place around these suspicions”, informs the prefecture of Pyrénées-Atlantiques this Wednesday, May 24.

"Preventive depopulation measures are enacted within a radius of 10 km around certain outbreaks to stem the progression of the virus", continues the State representative. The prefectural decrees communicated only mention a slaughter in the commune of Castelnau-Tursan, in the Landes.

The resurgence of the bird flu virus has taken farmers and authorities by surprise. The Landes department is strongly affected with already 16 cases identified. For the Modef, "the State must take its responsibilities" in order to avoid the definitive disappearance of an entire profession

As of May 24, 286 municipalities in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques are concerned by a regulated perimeter. A strip of twelve municipalities from Morlaàs to Uzein are located in a protection zone (3 km radius around the outbreaks), 71 in a surveillance zone (3 to 10 km), 133 in an additional restricted zone (10 to 20 km) and 70 in the temporary restricted area (around the two suspects in Pyrénées-Atlantiques). A confirmed outbreak in a farm in Viella (Gers) has led to a change in the regulated zoning of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques, put in place since May 12. »
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