France - Lot-et-Garonne: 2,000 ducks slaughtered after the detection of a case of avian flu

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Lot-et-Garonne: 2,000 ducks slaughtered after the detection of a case of avian flu

AGRICULTURE The presence of the avian influenza virus has been reported in a feeding room in Monbahus, Lot-et-Garonne, and the animals come from a Tarn breeding ...

Published on 02.12.2016 at 16:02
Updated on 02.12.2016 at 16:22

Following the detection of a case of avian influenza in a Tarn duck farm on Friday, the presence of the virus was reported later in the day in the commune of Monbahus in Lot-et-Garonne, In a duck-feeding room. The animals come from a farm in the Tarn, South West.

This is the first time that the department is contaminated, it was not part of the affected areas in the southwest during the avian crisis, which put a stop to the chain for 4 months.

The veterinary services detected the H5N8 strain. "A strain very aggressive since the birds seem to die quickly," says South West. Two thousand palmipeds have already been slaughtered. The prefecture of Lot-et-Garonne could issue a decree establishing a perimeter of surveillance around the home. As a reminder, the H5N8 virus is not transmissible to humans.


http://www.20minutes.fr/bordeaux/19...ds-abattus-apres-detection-cas-grippe-aviaire

 

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"En effet, un jour avant les constatations des premiers canards morts dans le second ?levage d'Almayrac, un convoi est parti avec des canards vers ces d?partements", a soulign? le pr?fet.

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Published on 04/12/2016 at 03:45, Updated on 04/12/2016 at 09:44

In Monbahus, it is indeed a case of avian flu
Avian Influenza - Virus H5 N8

The deputy director of food at the Ministry of Agriculture confirmed yesterday that a case of bird flu had been detected in Monbahus (our edition yesterday). Enhanced protective measures have been taken around the areas concerned. 24 communes are placed in the surveillance zone.

An outbreak of H5N8 avian influenza in the department has been confirmed, said Saturday the Deputy Director-General of Food at the Ministry of Agriculture. Located in a breeding farm in Monbahus (our yesterday's edition), this outbreak was proved by the first-line departmental laboratory, said Loic Evain, adding that the final results of the national laboratory will be transmitted on Sunday. More than 2,000 ducks from this feeding room have already been slaughtered Friday to prevent any spread of the virus.
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