France: demolition by precaution of a duck breeding in the Vend?e

[Diane Morin]

Avian flu: demolition by precaution of a duck breeding in the Vend?e

NANTES, Feb 1, 2009 () - a breeding of 5.000 ducks reaches of a H5 virus ?slightly pathogenic? was cut down Sunday in the Vend?e under the terms of the new measures of precaution applying to the forms slightly pathogenic of the virus of the avian flu, indicated the prefecture of the Vend?e in an official statement.

?It is about a virus H5 but not N1 (the H5N1 being the most pathogenic form of the virus of the avian flu, note)?, explained the assistant editor of the veterinary services of the department, Frederic Andr?.

?By measure of precaution, it is applied in a radius of 1 km around the breeding concerned with the census of poultry breedings, which will be the reinforced surveillance object, a restriction of the poultry movements in this same zone?, indicates the prefecture.

Not very pathogenic cases of virus were already observed in the department but ?it is the first time that one cuts down a breeding under the terms of a regulation of 2008 which imposes it in the event of virus slightly pathogenic?, explained Mr. Andr? in AFP. ?That prevents that the virus walks in nature?, have-T-it added.

(?AFP/February 1, 2009 17:13)

http://www.romandie.com/ats/news/090201161316.fcpm11go.asp

[Diane Morin]

Re: France: demolition by precaution of a duck breeding in the Vend?e

Machine translation

Avian flu: new duck demolition per precaution in the Vend?e

NANTES - a duck breeding reached of a virus of avian flu H5N3 ?slightly pathogenic?, close to a breeding shot down on February 1 for the same reasons, was cut down Monday in the Vend?e by measure of precaution, indicated the prefecture in an official statement.

This breeding was located at 1,5 km of the first breeding of 5.000 ducks shot down at the beginning of the month, under the terms of new measures of precaution applying to the forms slightly pathogenic of the virus of the avian flu.

The discovery of the hearth of avian flu in the Vend?e on February 1 had involved the suspension by Japan of the imports of fresh foie gras and poultries coming from France.

The demolition of the breedings contaminated by these not very pathogenic viruses of this type is obligatory since a new regulation going back to 2008.

According to the prefecture of the Vend?e, the virus detected on the shot down animals Monday is the same one as that detected in the breeding shot down on February 1. ?An epidemiological investigation is in hand to specify the origin of the contamination of the breedings concerned?, it added.

France exported in 2008 (over 11 months) less than 1.000 tons of poultry meats towards Japan, on the 438.000 tons exported towards the third worldwide for the same period, according to the provided figures by the French Confederation of poultry farming (CFA).

On the other hand, Japan is an important partner for the foie gras. In 2008, it imported of them 372 tons of foie gras believed, on the 2.283 tons exported by France towards the third worldwide during the same period.

(?AFP/February 9, 2009 19:57)

http://www.romandie.com/ats/news/090209185735.1u603q93.asp

[Gert van der Hoek]

Re: France: demolition by precaution of a duck breeding in the Vend?e

Presentation on the ecent outbreak of LP H5N3 in France:

http://ec.europa.eu/food/committees/regulatory/scfcah/animal_health/presentations/ai_34023009_fr.pdf