the presence of the suspected virus in Haute Lande and in the south of the department

Farms are suspected of harboring the H5N1 virus in Cachen and Saint-Geours-de-Maremne. The prefecture has set up temporary restricted areas in six municipalities on Thursday evening January 13

so far contained in the south-east of the department, has the avian influenza virus managed to make its way to Haute Lande and Maremne? This is the fear of the authorities. The Landes prefecture issued orders following the discovery of suspected cases in farms in Saint-Geours-de-Maremne and Cachen.

The authorities set up temporary restricted areas on Thursday evening January 13. The time to carry out the necessary analyzes, preventive measures apply. The movements of waterfowl and poultry are notably limited there. The municipalities of Bélis and Arue are concerned around Cachen. In the vicinity of Saint-Geours-de-Maremne, the area extends over Rivière-Saas-et-Gourby and Saubusse.

In the south-east of the department, the epizootic continues to progress inexorably. Sources of contamination have been discovered in recent days in municipalities so far spared: Sainte-Colombe, Caupenne, Maylis, Bordères-et-Lamensans, Saint-Agnet, Coudures, Larrivière-Saint-Savin, Baigts and Poyartin.

Preventive culling of all farms palmipeds, located less than 3 kilometers from the outbreaks, and poultry, within a radius of 1 kilometer, is continuing. Thursday evening, the Landes had a total of 94 contaminated farms since the start of the crisis. The number is changing hour by hour.

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