According to the Ministry of Agriculture, 41 outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza were confirmed in French commercial farms between 1 August and 28 October 2022. On a European scale, 20 countries are affected by the H5N1 virus.
The Bird flu continues its progress in France. In just ten days, 16 cases farm has been identified. As of October 28, 2022, 41 outbreaks had been confirmed since August 1, compared with 25 on October 18. More than half (29 outbreaks) are found in the departments of the regions of Brittany, the Pays de la Loire and the Deux-Sèvres, located in temporary wildlife control areas (ZCT FS).
Rising risk in the West
“The regions Brittany et Pays de la Loire constitute an important production area in France, being the first two regions of national production of poultry and egg products “, specifies the The Minister of Agriculture. The departments of the Loire-Atlantique, Maine-et-Loire, Deux-Sèvres and Vendée include in particular “areas at risk of spread (ZRD), with a high density of poultry establishments, and where the risk of spreading the virus is increased “, continues the rue de Varenne.
On European continent“The monthly mobile incidence among kept birds remains high, at 81 homes of poultry detected in the last four weeks, “indicates the Animal health epidemiological surveillance platform (ESA), November 2, 2022. A total of 20 countries have confirmed the presence of the H5N1 virus on their territory. The first surveys were carried out in Croatia and Sweden.
