7,500 poultry, guinea fowl, ducks and turkeys, were slaughtered on a farm in Augé in Deux-Sèvres after the discovery of a case of avian flu virus. This is the H5N1 virus, which is less virulent than the H5N8 discovered in the two other farms in the department affected by the epidemic.
The discovery of this case of H5N1, weakly pathogenic, was made following the two other previous cases in Ors and La Chapelle-Bâton. Numerous samples were taken in the protection and surveillance zones and in the farms linked to that of La Chapelle-Bâton. The good news is that no presence of the H5N8 virus, the one present in the South-West, has been revealed by these new analyses.
New analyzes are underway and poultry breeders, individuals or professionals, must always respect biosecurity measures to avoid any spread of the disease (confinment of poultry, travel restrictions, no outside access to food, disinfection, etc.). ). A breeding farm in Missé has just been placed under surveillance after a suspected case.
LThe H5N8 virus, fatal for birds, is not dangerous for humans, just like the strain of the H5N1 virus found in Augé. There is no danger in consuming poultry and poultry products.
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