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Mon Mar 20, 2017 | 1:29pm EDT
France sees bird flu crisis nearly over as spread slows
France, which has the largest poultry flock in Europe, has been among the countries most severely hit by the highly pathogenic H5N8 bird flu virus that propagated in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
"Everything suggests that we will soon reach the end of this outbreak. The number of suspected cases is in sharp decline," French Agriculture Minister Stephane Le Foll told reporters.
"We can see the end of this terrible tunnel in which we have been for four months," he said.
Some 465 outbreaks of H5N8 have been detected and 4 million poultry destroyed because of the virus, mainly in southwestern France, home to most foie gras producers.
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http://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-birdflu-france-idUSKBN16R24A
France sees bird flu crisis nearly over as spread slows
France, which has the largest poultry flock in Europe, has been among the countries most severely hit by the highly pathogenic H5N8 bird flu virus that propagated in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
"Everything suggests that we will soon reach the end of this outbreak. The number of suspected cases is in sharp decline," French Agriculture Minister Stephane Le Foll told reporters.
"We can see the end of this terrible tunnel in which we have been for four months," he said.
Some 465 outbreaks of H5N8 have been detected and 4 million poultry destroyed because of the virus, mainly in southwestern France, home to most foie gras producers.
...
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-birdflu-france-idUSKBN16R24A