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    The Dordogne is not immune to bird flu

    By Le Figaro with AFP
    Posted 9 hours ago

    The department had until then remained sheltered from the severe epizootic of bird flu affecting France.


    Three cases of avian flu have been detected in the Dordogne, a department which had until then remained sheltered from the severe epizootic of avian flu affecting France, the prefecture said on Sunday in a press release.

    “ The highly pathogenic avian influenza epizootic (…) has now been identified in the Dordogne. Three strong suspicions were confirmed in the Dordogne on April 1 and 2 by positive analyzes for the IA-H5 and IA-H7 viruses ”, specifies the prefecture.

    Two farms in the town of Val-de-Louyre-et-Caudeau are concerned, " one of 19,000 ducks having presented clinical signs, the other of 22,000 ducks aged 21 days ". The third case was detected in Saint-Géniès, north of Sarlat, in a farm of 670 geese and 350 goslings. In these three sites, " preventive slaughter sites have been set up ", indicates the prefecture. A fourth farm, also located in the town of Val-de-Louyre-et-Caudeau, was subject to preventive depopulation after a “ very high mortality ” of its meat poultry was observed there.

    The Vendée particularly affected

    The 2021-2022 avian flu epizootic is the most severe to have affected France, with more than 1,100 outbreaks in breeding and more than ten million poultry slaughtered, a record.

    The west of France, and especially the Vendée department (500 outbreaks as of March 31), is particularly affected. More than the Southwest, a region regularly affected since 2015 by this virus and in particular its many duck farms intended for the production of foie gras.

    This virus exclusively affects birds. It circulates in wild fauna and manifests itself during migrations.


    A total of 34 European countries have been affected this year. Northern Italy was particularly affected, with 18 million farmed poultry cul

    Le département était resté jusqu'alors à l'abri de la sévère épizootie de grippe aviaire touchant la France.


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    Dordogne: three outbreaks of avian flu discovered

    By Herve Chassain
    Posted on 04/03/2022 at 9:40 a.m.
    Updated on 04/03/2022 at 10:14 a.m.

    A goose farm in Saint-Geniès, in Sarladais, was detected positive for avian influenza. Two others are on Sunday April 3 around Cendrieux

    The analysis results were known on the evening of Friday April 1: a first outbreak of avian influenza was discovered in a goose farm in Saint-Geniès, a place called Combe Ténergue, with a capacity of a thousand birds. 'animals. On Saturday, all the animals present, whether ready to slaughter or just arrived from the hatchery, were removed and slaughtered by the veterinary services. The mode of spread from the known outbreaks in the Lot is not known.

    A new reinforced protection perimeter has been determined by the directorate for the protection of populations and the prefecture. It adds to the previous ones already in place for a few days around Salignac-Eyvigues: it concerns the municipalities within a radius of ten kilometers: Archignac, Carlux, La Cassagne, La Chapelle-Aubareil, Coly-Saint-Amand, Ladornac, Marcillac -Saint-Quentin, Montignac, Paulin, Prats-de-Carlux, Saint-Crépin-et-Carlucet, Saint-Genies, Sainte-Nathalène, Saint-Vincent Le Paluel, Sarlat, Simeyrols, Tamiès and Valojoulx.

    Two new outbreaks were discovered and confirmed on Sunday April 3 in the town of Val de Louyre and Caudeau, Cendrieux sector, where there are many duck and game farms. Complete culling of farms has already been carried out and new protection zones must be announced by the prefecture during the day. Vigilance is in any case also required throughout the department, for all owners of poultry, even among individuals.

    Un élevage d’oies de Saint-Geniès, en Sarladais, a été détecté positif à l’influenza aviaire. Deux autres le sont dimanche 3 avril autour de Cendrieux


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    Avian flu in the Dordogne: "It twists the guts" confides a breeder after the slaughter of his geese

    Sunday, April 3, 2022 at 3:34 PM - By Lise Roos Weil , France Bleu Périgord , France Bleu
    Saint Genies

    The Fouillade family's goose farm, located in Saint-Geniès, in the Périgord Noir, was contaminated by avian flu. They had to slaughter their 1,000 animals in a single day, this Saturday, April 2. Trauma for the whole family.


    The farm is much quieter. The hundreds of geese are no longer agitated in the breeding of the Fouillade family, in Saint-Genies, in the Périgord noir. It is silence that dominates. All the livestock was slaughtered this Saturday, April 2, because of several cases of avian flu . 1,000 animals were killed. "It's more than painful, it twists the guts," says Lionel Fouillade, farm manager. In 42 years of existence, the farm had never experienced such trauma. Down jackets and hats on their heads, Lionel and his father, Alain, have their eyes darkened, sitting at their kitchen table. “The night was sleepless”, confides the father, founder of the farm, who knows this for the first time in his life, at 69 years old."To see animals, which have been pampered, die before our eyes, it's awful, the images will stay for a very long time" , he blurts out in a breath.

    1,000 geese slaughtered

    Breeders noted in the middle of the week a higher mortality than usual on one-month-old goslings, never taken out of the building. They carried out tests on Friday, which confirmed contamination with avian flu. The family had to cull all the geese, even the healthy ones. "We had to do it ourselves, with the help of a single veterinarian" , protests Lionel Fouillade, still marked. The farm can have up to 3,000 geese in the buildings at one time, but they only had 1,000 at the time. Breeders still do not know the exact cause of the contamination. It could be an airborne transmission, because of the strong gusts of wind of the last few days.

    It will jeopardize our entire operation.


    “The buildings are empty, we have disinfected and locked everything, now we are waiting for the rest, we are in uncertainty” , confides Alain Fouillade. For the time being, it is difficult to quantify the extent of the economic losses. The farm usually produces preserves and sells fresh geese. It produces around 5,000 a year. "We are going to lose all our customers, how can we get them back? It will jeopardize our entire operation, worries the father of the family. And then how do we leave? When can we start working again?" The breeders now hope to receive financial compensation .

    They are also worried about the consequences for the entire sector and their fellow breeders. Neighboring farms will have to carry out preventive slaughter of their healthy animals. "We are going to force our neighbors to slaughter their animals, it wrings our guts, but it is beyond our control" , assures Alain, his head bowed. Since early in the morning, his phone hasn't stopped ringing: breeders and neighbors are providing their support. Failing the sound of beasts.

    L'élevage d'oies de la famille Fouillade, installé à Saint-Geniès, dans le Périgord noir, a été contaminé par la grippe aviaire. Ils ont dû abattre leurs 1.000 bêtes en une seule journée, ce samedi 2 avril. Un traumatisme pour toute la famille.
    "Safety and security don't just happen, they are the result of collective consensus and public investment. We owe our children, the most vulnerable citizens in our society, a life free of violence and fear."
    -Nelson Mandela

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    Avian flu in the Dordogne: nearly 75,000 poultry slaughtered and 9 confirmed outbreaks

    Thursday, April 7, 2022 at 12:27 PM - By Charlotte Jousserand , France Bleu Périgord , France Bleu
    Dordogne

    The Prefecture of the Dordogne made this Thursday a new point on the situation of the avian flu. Now nine outbreaks are confirmed in the department, six more in less than a week. Nearly 75,000 poultry were slaughtered. The list of municipalities under surveillance is expanding.

    Six more outbreaks in a few days, the prefecture of the Dordogne has just made this Thursday a new update on the evolution of avian flu in the department. There are now nine outbreaks identified in the municipalities of Val de Louyre and Caudeau, Saint-Geniès but also Fouleix, Vergt, Sanilhac and Pressignac-Vicq.

    Other outbreaks could be discovered since four outbreaks are "strongly suspected" according to the prefecture.

    To date, nearly 75,000 poultry have been slaughtered in the Dordogne, including nearly 15,000 on Wednesday April 6.

    The surveillance perimeter is extended. There are now 30 municipalities in the protection zone, 213 in the additional regulated zone.
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    La Préfecture de la Dordogne a fait ce jeudi un nouveau point sur la situation de la grippe aviaire. Désormais neuf foyers sont confirmés dans le département, soit six de plus en moins d'une semaine. Près de 75.000 volailles ont été abattues. La liste des communes sous surveillance s'élargit.
    "Safety and security don't just happen, they are the result of collective consensus and public investment. We owe our children, the most vulnerable citizens in our society, a life free of violence and fear."
    -Nelson Mandela

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      Avian flu in the Dordogne: five more outbreaks, where are we on April 12?

      By Sudouest.fr
      Published on 04/12/2022 at 1:28 p.m.
      Updated on 04/12/2022 at 4:30 p.m.

      The new confirmed cases are located in Ladornac, Val-de-Louyre-et-Caudeau, Lacropte, Saint-Geniès and Paulin. The perimeters of protection and the restricted area have been extended

      Where are we on the front line of the avian flu epizootic in the Dordogne on Tuesday April 12? Since April 8, five additional outbreaks have been confirmed, bringing the total to 17, according to a situation report carried out by the prefecture. They are located in Ladornac, Val-de-Louyre-et-Caudeau and Saint-Geniès (municipalities already affected by previous cases), but also in Lacropte and Paulin. In addition, “two strong suspicions of outbreaks are being analyzed”.

      This situation led the prefect to issue a new decree , this Tuesday, April 12. There are 48 Périgord municipalities (eight more than on April 8) which are in a protection zone, within a perimeter of 3 km around the outbreaks, which implies a possible depopulation of farms. 302 Périgord municipalities (32 more) find themselves in an additional restricted area, within a perimeter of 20 km: the transport of poultry and other captive birds is prohibited there, except for derogation (and only to a slaughterhouse). Note that the existence of this area is extended until Tuesday, April 19, “after consultation with professionals”. It is now a large western part of the Dordogne which is affected by the restrictions.
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      More than 130,000 poultry slaughtered

      Since the appearance of the first cases on April 1, in a goose farm in Saint-Geniès , 133,653 poultry have been euthanized (including 10,800 on Monday April 11). “70 passes have been issued to farms located in regulated areas to direct healthy animals to slaughterhouses, thus contributing to depopulation”, specifies the prefecture, which urges “any person foreign to the breeding sites not to go there. enter, nor circulate around, so as not to contribute to the spread of this extremely volatile and pathogenic virus.

      Fragile, the goose sector in full structuring is particularly under surveillance, in particular the hatchery of Prats-de-Carlux, unique in France, as well as the breeding farms nearby which supply the eggs.

      The prefecture also insists on raising awareness among individuals: private owners of backyards (1) must imperatively confine their poultry (or set up protective nets) and monitor them every day. If abnormal mortality is observed, the corpses must be kept in the refrigerator by isolating them and contact a veterinarian or the Departmental Directorate for the Protection of Populations.
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      https://www.sudouest.fr/dordogne/gri...l-10574383.php
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        Avian flu in the Dordogne: 30 epidemic outbreaks identified, nearly 240,000 poultry already slaughtered

        Faced with the avian flu epidemic raging in the Dordogne, the prefecture has set up a protection perimeter of 3 km around infected farms. Depopulation operations are underway and nearly 240,000 poultry have already been euthanized. A total of 30 outbreaks had been identified on Saturday April 16, 2022.

        West France
        with NG
        Published on 04/19/2022 at 4:41 p.m.

        In the Dordogne, the progression of the avian flu epidemic is worrying. Saturday April 16, 2022, no less than 30 outbreaks were recorded in the department, 18 more than four days earlier. These new outbreaks are located "in areas already impacted" , according to the Prefecture. They have notably been detected in Saint-Germain-et-Mons, Génis, Mialet, La Dornac and Saint-Laurent-des-Bâtons, reports France Bleu Périgord . Two other suspicions are being analyzed.

        In an attempt to end the epidemic, depopulation operations were put in place. They concern confirmed outbreaks and farms located within the 3 km radius set up to establish protection zones around infected areas, details local radio.

        Avoid spreading the virus

        67 municipalities in the Dordogne were affected by this perimeter this weekend, relayed Sud Ouest . The prefecture announced that a total of 238,862 poultry had been euthanized there, including 46,145 on Friday April 15 alone. These are 611 tons of dead animals that were taken to rendering, specify the local media.

        The authorities have also issued advice for operators. Individuals can thus confine their barnyard and warn the health authorities in the event of abnormal mortality. The prefecture also advises not to enter or circulate around farms so as not to spread this "extremely volatile and pathogenic virus for all species of birds" .

        A support plan announced by the department

        A support plan for the sector has been announced by the department. Producers will thus be helped after the health crisis, to restart the sector. This will notably involve the installation of local hatcheries, intended for ducklings and goslings, develop our colleagues.

        "Safety and security don't just happen, they are the result of collective consensus and public investment. We owe our children, the most vulnerable citizens in our society, a life free of violence and fear."
        -Nelson Mandela

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            Avian flu: the experimental goose farm in turn affected in Dordogne

            Tuesday, April 19, 2022 at 8:08 PM - By Charlotte Jousserand , France Bleu Périgord
            coulaures

            The bird flu situation is worsening again in the Dordogne with now 37 outbreaks recorded in the department according to the Chamber of Agriculture. Its representatives come out this Tuesday evening of a new meeting in the prefecture. The experimental farm of Coulaures is affected.


            "It is the flagship of the goose sector" which is now affected by avian flu in the Dordogne. An outbreak was discovered on the weekend of April 16 and 17 at the experimental goose farm, managed by the Chamber of Agriculture and the Asseldor association in Coulaures, in Périgord Vert, "it's a tragedy for all sector" says Pierre-Henri Chanquoi, Secretary General of the Chamber of Agriculture.

            The 700 geese were slaughtered on Tuesday, announces the vice-president, Yannick Frances "it's a double penalty" because the farm housed a herd of breeders which "allowed to have goslings for the whole sector and the Dordogne sector represents almost entire national production .

            This experimental farm was created in 1992, 30 years ago. Like all farms, it applied the biosecurity rules "and we went beyond that and that was not enough" says the vice-president of the Chamber of Agriculture. According to Yannick Frances, there remain in the Dordogne “two flocks of breeding geese” with stocks of eggs and chicks and “the whole challenge now is to contain the epidemic to preserve them as much as possible” .

            La situation sur la grippe aviaire s'aggrave à nouveau en Dordogne avec désormais 37 foyers recensés dans le département selon la Chambre d'Agriculture. Ses représentants sortent ce mardi soir d'une nouvelle réunion en préfecture. La ferme expérimentale de Coulaures est touchée.
            "Safety and security don't just happen, they are the result of collective consensus and public investment. We owe our children, the most vulnerable citizens in our society, a life free of violence and fear."
            -Nelson Mandela

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              Avian flu: the Dordogne crosses the bar of 300,000 poultry slaughtered after twenty days of epidemic

              Friday, April 22, 2022 at 3:27 PM - By Marc Bertrand , France Bleu Périgord

              The prefecture in a point published this Friday, April 22 now mentions 43 confirmed outbreaks of avian flu in the Dordogne and 327,690 slaughtered poultry. The epidemic is approaching Bergeracois and municipalities are placed in a protection zone due to outbreaks in Lot-et-Garonne.


              Avian flu continues to progress in the Dordogne. This Friday, April 22, there are 43 confirmed outbreaks in Dordogne farms, six more than two days ago . They were detected in Vergt, Sainte-Foy-de-Longas in the area already very affected for days, in Ladornac in the Terrassonnais, again a very affected area, but also in Saint-Georges-de-Monclard.
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              No less than 98 municipalities in the department are now in a protection zone, particularly in the extreme south of the department near Eymet, due to outbreaks detected in areas bordering Lot-et-Garonne. In all, 381 municipalities are in additional restricted areas. There are now 327,690 euthanized poultry and 836 tons taken to rendering.

              The prefecture also indicates that the gendarmes carried out "more than 90 checks" in the regulated areas, to verify that the restrictions on the movement of poultry and the containment measures are well respected, in farms as well as in individuals.

              La préfecture, dans un point publié ce vendredi 22 avril, évoque désormais 43 foyers confirmés de grippe aviaire en Dordogne et 327.690 volailles abattues. L'épidémie se rapproche du Bergeracois et des communes sont placées en zone de protection du fait de foyers en Lot-et-Garonne.
              "Safety and security don't just happen, they are the result of collective consensus and public investment. We owe our children, the most vulnerable citizens in our society, a life free of violence and fear."
              -Nelson Mandela

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                  Avian flu in the Dordogne: more than half a million poultry slaughtered

                  Friday, April 29, 2022 at 4:07 p.m. - By Charlotte Jousserand , France Bleu Périgord

                  The Dordogne prefecture has just made a new point on the avian flu epidemic. Now 56 outbreaks have been confirmed, four more in three days in areas already affected by the epizootic.

                  More than half a million, exactly 518,649 poultry were slaughtered in the Dordogne, announced the prefecture of the Dordogne in a press release this Friday, April 29. Avian flu continues to affect farms in the Dordogne, 56 are now affected, four more compared to Tuesday, April 26.

                  These four new outbreaks concern the communes of Jayac, Nanthiat, Thenon and Faux. These are municipalities located in areas already affected. Another home could be contaminated but to confirm it, analyzes are underway.

                  Now 570 municipalities are in surveillance zones, including 136 in the protection zone, ie they are located within a perimeter of three kilometers around the outbreaks.

                  https://www.francebleu.fr/infos/soci...ues-1651241219
                  "Safety and security don't just happen, they are the result of collective consensus and public investment. We owe our children, the most vulnerable citizens in our society, a life free of violence and fear."
                  -Nelson Mandela

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                      Avian flu: new cases in Périgord just before the holidays, a disaster for breeders

                      Tuesday, December 6, 2022 at 3:31 PM
                      By Charlotte Jousserand

                      It is a blow for the breeders of Dordogne, several new cases of bird flu have been identified in the Dordogne according to the vice-president of the Chamber of Agriculture.

                      Twice in eight months is unheard of in the Dordogne and a huge blow for breeders with less than a month to go until the end of year celebrations. Several cases of bird flu have been identified in Sarladais. Veterinary service teams (DDETSP, Departmental Directorate for Employment, Labor, Solidarity and Population Protection) are mobilized to conduct the epidemiological investigation and determine the origin of these new contaminations.

                      The analyzes are positive

                      According to Yannick Frances, vice-president of the Chamber of Agriculture, the analyzes carried out on two duck farms in Saint-Geniès by the departmental laboratory came back positive on Tuesday. According to our information, a third farm is also positive in the same town. The breeder had his animals tested and he received the result, he must have his 800 geese slaughtered.

                      According to Yannick Frances, the slaughter in the farms concerned will not be able to start this Tuesday because the specialized teams are retained in Deux-Sèvres where the epidemic already affects many farms. "It's the most total disarray" reacts the vice-president of the Chamber of Agriculture because the sector has already been affected this year.

                      A second crisis in less than a year

                      Last spring, the previous crisis wreaked havoc on waterfowl farms in the Dordogne. More than half a million poultry have been slaughtered in Périgord.

                      Last October, a case of bird flu was detected in a chicken farm in Saint-Georges-Blancaneix in the Bergerac area. 43,000 poultry had been slaughtered. It was a case that had remained isolated.

                      "Safety and security don't just happen, they are the result of collective consensus and public investment. We owe our children, the most vulnerable citizens in our society, a life free of violence and fear."
                      -Nelson Mandela

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                        Avian flu in the Dordogne: a fourth case detected in a chicken farm

                        Saint-Crepin-et-Carlucet
                        Of France Blue Perigord
                        Thursday, December 8, 2022 at 10:27 a.m.
                        By France Blue Perigord

                        A fourth case of bird flu has been detected in the Dordogne. A chicken breeder is affected in Saint-Crépin-et-Carlucet. Its 12,000 hens must be slaughtered during the day on Thursday.

                        Avian flu has affected a new farm in the Dordogne. This is information from France Bleu Périgord, a poultry farm is affected by the virus in Saint-Crépin-et-Carlucet. The farmer is waiting for the slaughter trucks this Thursday afternoon to euthanize his 12,200 poultry (hens, roosters and pullets) installed in three of the five buildings.
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                        The breeder noticed on Tuesday that some animals were not well, he also noted unexplained deaths. He asked for analyzes which came back positive on Wednesday.

                        A new case in the protection zone

                        This is the fourth farm affected by avian flu . It is located in the protection zone established by the Dordogne prefecture, that is to say less than three kilometers from the first three cases detected in three duck and goose farms in Saint-Geniès.

                        The Dordogne prefecture is organizing a crisis meeting with the sector this Friday.

                        Un quatrième cas de grippe aviaire a été détecté en Dordogne. Un éleveur de poules est touché à Saint-Crépin-et-Carlucet. Ses 12.000 poules doivent être abattues dans la journée ce jeudi.
                        "Safety and security don't just happen, they are the result of collective consensus and public investment. We owe our children, the most vulnerable citizens in our society, a life free of violence and fear."
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                          A 7th case of avian flu detected in the Dordogne

                          Dordogne
                          Of France Blue Perigord
                          Tuesday, December 20, 2022 at 12:20 p.m.
                          By Charlotte Jousserand

                          A new case of bird flu has been detected in the Dordogne, we learned on Tuesday. This is one of two suspicions

                          The Dordogne now has seven cases of avian flu. There were six proven cases and two suspected cases detected during preventive culling measures in the critical zone. After analysis, bird flu has indeed contaminated one of the two suspected farms according to the State services. This breeding is located in the same sector of Saint-Geniès. It is not known for the moment if it is a breeding of palmipeds or gallinaceans.

                          This Tuesday, on Franceinfo, Christiane Lambert, president of the FNSEA, announced that the vaccine against avian flu "will be ready in June" 2023. Today, the vaccine is "in the test phase" according to the president of the majority agricultural union which wishes that we can "go faster because for the producers who have invested in buildings, who have repopulated, and who must kill their breeding [...] psychologically it is appalling" .

                          Un nouveau cas de grippe aviaire a été détecté en Dordogne, a-t-on appris ce mardi. Il s'agit de l'une des deux suspicions. C'est une information France Bleu Périgord.

                          "Safety and security don't just happen, they are the result of collective consensus and public investment. We owe our children, the most vulnerable citizens in our society, a life free of violence and fear."
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