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Source: https://www.capital.fr/economie-pol...-elevage-du-nord-condamne-des-animaux-1422054
In the north of France, a new outbreak of influenza has emerged, ten days after a first case in the region.
Published on 12/06/2021 at 11:46 am
A new outbreak of avian flu was discovered over the weekend in a breeding farm in the North, whose animals must be slaughtered, the prefecture announced on Monday, ten days after a first case in a French farm in the same department. "This weekend, a new focus of avian influenza was discovered in the town of Winnezeele," wrote the northern prefecture in a press release.
In order to prevent any spread of the virus beyond this outbreak, the slaughter of farm animals begins Monday, before disinfection of the site, continues the prefecture. A protection zone (3 km around the outbreak) and a surveillance zone (10 km) have also been established. "Two other suspicions of avian influenza, in farms located in the surveillance and protection zones established, are being investigated," said the press release...
In the north of France, a new outbreak of influenza has emerged, ten days after a first case in the region.
Published on 12/06/2021 at 11:46 am
A new outbreak of avian flu was discovered over the weekend in a breeding farm in the North, whose animals must be slaughtered, the prefecture announced on Monday, ten days after a first case in a French farm in the same department. "This weekend, a new focus of avian influenza was discovered in the town of Winnezeele," wrote the northern prefecture in a press release.
In order to prevent any spread of the virus beyond this outbreak, the slaughter of farm animals begins Monday, before disinfection of the site, continues the prefecture. A protection zone (3 km around the outbreak) and a surveillance zone (10 km) have also been established. "Two other suspicions of avian influenza, in farms located in the surveillance and protection zones established, are being investigated," said the press release...
