The number of new outbreaks of the virus has peaked in France, a ministry official said, totaling 1,374 poultry farms by May 9.
France lifts most restrictions on poultry farming that had been imposed country-wide to contain the fast spread of bird flu after a decrease in the number of outbreaks in recent weeks, the agriculture ministry said on Monday.
This country culled 16 million birds since the end of November to address its worst-ever bird flu crisis, which accelerated when the highly contagious virus spread to the country’s largest poultry regions in western France.
The number of new outbreaks of the virus has peaked in France, a ministry official said, totaling 1,374 poultry farms by May 9.
A decree lifting restrictions, including keeping birds inside, is due to be released on Tuesday for all of France except the most affected regions in the western part of the country (Bird flu puts organic hens into lockdown from Pennsylvania to France).
The spread of avian influenza, commonly called bird flu, has raised concern among governments and the poultry industry due to:
>>the devastation it can cause to flocks, the possibility of trade restrictions, and the risk of human transmission.
France is also planning to test an experimental vaccine against avian influenza in web-footed birds such as ducks and geese.
It hopes to be able to present successful results to other European Union member states in a bid to have a common approach.
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