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Wed Feb 15, 2017 | 5:14pm GMT
French foie gras makers fear the worst as bird flu toll rises
By Sybille de La Hamaide | PARIS
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The government launched a massive cull in early January to contain the virus and said a month ago it would scale back preventive slaughtering after its spread slowed.
But the number of farms infected has continued to rise with 249 outbreaks detected by Feb. 15.
Foie gras producers estimated the number of poultry killed or culled due to bird flu in France at more than 3.2 million birds by Wednesday and forecast this would reach 3.4 million as the government extended the slaughtering area.
The toll was likely to rise as new outbreaks continue to be detected daily, notably in well protected duck and chicken farms, Marie-Pierre Pe, general secretary of foie gras producers group Cifog, told Reuters.
"I'm very pessimistic," Pe said. "I'm starting to fear we won't be able to stop this without totally emptying the area."
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http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-health-birdflu-france-idUKKBN15U222?il=0
French foie gras makers fear the worst as bird flu toll rises
By Sybille de La Hamaide | PARIS
...
The government launched a massive cull in early January to contain the virus and said a month ago it would scale back preventive slaughtering after its spread slowed.
But the number of farms infected has continued to rise with 249 outbreaks detected by Feb. 15.
Foie gras producers estimated the number of poultry killed or culled due to bird flu in France at more than 3.2 million birds by Wednesday and forecast this would reach 3.4 million as the government extended the slaughtering area.
The toll was likely to rise as new outbreaks continue to be detected daily, notably in well protected duck and chicken farms, Marie-Pierre Pe, general secretary of foie gras producers group Cifog, told Reuters.
"I'm very pessimistic," Pe said. "I'm starting to fear we won't be able to stop this without totally emptying the area."
...
http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-health-birdflu-france-idUKKBN15U222?il=0