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Basque Country: a declared outbreak of avian influenza in Gabat
Published on 01/08/2016 at 11:04, as amended on 01.08.2016 at 4:56 p.m. by EF
Concerned chickens and ducks are slaughtered. Another consequence is the temporary ban on hunting in certain areas
The Basque Country, which had so far been spared by bird flu while the B?arn was impacted since December, is now affected.
This week, the infection is now affecting Gabat, a town of 200 inhabitants, located in the township of Bidache Country, Amikuze and Ostibarre.
The prefecture of Pyr?n?es-Atlantiques on Thursday issued an order '' determining a regulated perimeter following a highly pathogenic avian influenza infection statement 'regarding the operation SCEA Ohian Kaskoa.
10,000 potentially infected chickens
In Gabat, 10,000 chickens and 4,000 ducks are potentially infected. To date, and since November, 67 HPAI outbreaks in poultry have been detected in seven departments of the entire Southwest.
The presence of avian influenza outbreaks also resulted in the temporary ban on hunting in certain areas established by prefectural.
Protective measures to prevent the risk of disease spread into new areas were taken. The affected farms are slaughtered and building disinfected. Disinfection is followed by a sanitary break of at least 21 days.
Regulated perimeter
A regulated perimeter is each time set up, consisting of a protection zone of 3 km of Gabat and a 10 km surveillance zone around the outbreaks concerned to Gabat.
The municipalities in protection zone are:
- Aicirits-Camou-Suhast
- Amendeux-Oneix
- Arbouet-Sussaute
- Gabat
- Ilharre
- Labets-Biscay
26 towns are in surveillance zone within a radius of 10 km around the infected farm.
In protection zones, poultry commercial farms will be identified and will be subject to veterinary visits. Biosecurity measures must be rigorously applied. All poultry movement within, to or from the regulated perimeter is prohibited. Similarly, fairs, markets, shows including captive birds are prohibited in this scope, and feathered game releases.
Report abnormalities
Moreover, the prefect of the Pyrenees-Atlantiques requires breeders who would see a drop in productivity, abnormal mortality, respiratory symptoms, digestive or nervous, within their herd report it immediately to the Departmental Protection Pyrenean populations -Atlantiques and contact their veterinarian without delay.
Not transmissible to humans
The lack of pathogenicity markers for humans and generally for all mammals, strains of viruses responsible for the episode avian influenza currently underway in the Southwest indicates that avian influenza is not transmissible to humans through the consumption of meat, eggs, foie gras and more generally any food product.
http://www.sudouest.fr/2016/01/08/p...ippe-aviaire-declare-a-gabat-2237266-4138.php
