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A black-headed gull victim of avian flu in the English Channel

Blainville-sur-Mer
From Benoit Martin
Thursday January 25, 2024 at 11:43
By France Bleu Cotentin

A case of avian influenza, in other words bird flu, was confirmed this Thursday in a black-headed gull discovered on January 10 in the town of Blainville-sur-mer. The prefecture reminds you of the protective measures to be respected.


This is the first case observed in the Channel of the presence of the avian flu virus in wildlife this year. This case, described as "highly pathogenic", was confirmed in a black-headed gull discovered dead on January 10 on the coast of the town of Blainville-sur-Mer.

The bird's corpse was taken care of by the French Biodiversity Office and sent to the LABEO laboratory which therefore confirmed the diagnosis.

Several measures to follow to avoid contamination

Since December 5, faced with the increase in cases of avian influenza, the entire metropolitan area has been placed at high risk level. Given the health situation, the prefect of Manche recalls the importance of implementing preventive measures such as confinement or protection by nets of birds kept in establishments with fewer than 50 poultry or captive birds, sheltering and protection of the feeding and watering of birds in establishments keeping more than 50 poultry, the compulsory equipment of vehicles intended for the transport of web-footed birds and the ban on the transport of poultry and other birds.

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GENERAL INFORMATION

COUNTRY/TERRITORY OR ZONE
ZONE

ANIMAL TYPE
TERRESTRIAL

DISEASE CATEGORY
Listed disease

EVENT ID
4075

DISEASE
Influenza A viruses of high pathogenicity (Inf. with) (non-poultry including wild birds) (2017-)

CAUSAL AGENT
Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus

GENOTYPE / SEROTYPE / SUBTYPE
H5N1

START DATE
2021/11/08

REASON FOR NOTIFICATION
Recurrence of an eradicated disease

DATE OF LAST OCCURRENCE
2021/03/17

CONFIRMATION DATE
2021/11/16

EVENT STATUS
On-going

END DATE - SELF-DECLARATION

NO REPORT INFORMATION

REPORT NUMBER
Follow-up report 77

REPORT ID
FUR_165218

REPORT REFERENCE - REPORT DATE
2024/02/05

REPORT STATUS
Validated

NO EVOLUTION REPORT

EPIDEMIOLOGY

SOURCE OF EVENT OR ORIGIN OF INFECTION

• Contact with wild species

EPIDEMIOLOGICAL COMMENTS
Note on 17/02/2023: Outbreak ob_113778 with a start date 27/01/2023 has been removed in follow-up report No. 52 because its diagnosis has been invalidated. Note on 11/09/2023: the outbreak ob_121983 has been deleted from this event as it contained information about an outbreak where stamping out was preventively applied and therefore did not need to be reported.

QUANTITATIVE DATA SUMMARY

MEASURING UNIT
Animal

SpeciesSusceptibleCasesDeathsKilled and Disposed ofSlaughtered/ Killed for commercial useVaccinated Mallard (WILD)NEW------TOTAL4004131340000 Australasian shoveler (WILD)NEW------TOTAL-11000 Greylag Goose (WILD)NEW------TOTAL2280601600 Snow Goose (WILD)NEW------TOTAL5066000 Great Egret (WILD)NEW------TOTAL-1111000 Grey Heron (WILD)NEW------TOTAL-2020000 Ardeidae (unidentified) (WILD)NEW------TOTAL-11000 Birds (DOMESTIC)NEW------TOTAL1127060331394942000 Brent Goose (WILD)NEW------TOTAL-44000 Canada Goose (WILD)NEW------TOTAL-6034000 Eurasian Eagle-Owl (WILD)NEW------TOTAL-11000 Eurasian buzzard (common buzzard) (WILD)NEW------TOTAL-77000 Variable Hawk (WILD)NEW------TOTAL-22000 Sanderling (WILD)NEW------TOTAL-11000 Red Knot (WILD)NEW------TOTAL-21100 European Goldfinch (WILD)NEW------TOTAL-11000 European Greenfinch (WILD)NEW------TOTAL-22--- Black-headed Gull (WILD)NEW-11---TOTAL-25592537000 White Stork (WILD)NEW------TOTAL-33000 Montagu's Harrier (WILD)NEW------TOTAL-22000 Common Wood-Pigeon (WILD)NEW------TOTAL-55000 Eurasian Jackdaw (WILD)NEW------TOTAL-11000 Whooper Swan (WILD)NEW------TOTAL-11000 Mute Swan (WILD)NEW------TOTAL-386383000 Little Blue Heron (WILD)NEW------TOTAL-22000 Little Egret (WILD)NEW------TOTAL-11000 Peregrin falcon (WILD)NEW------TOTAL-1313000 Common Kestrel (WILD)NEW------TOTAL1982020000 Common Coot (WILD)NEW------TOTAL-88000 Common Moorhen (WILD)NEW------TOTAL-11000 Red Jungle Fowl (WILD)NEW------TOTAL3-0300 Common Crane (WILD)NEW------TOTAL-1010000 White-backed Vulture (WILD)NEW------TOTAL-11000 Eurasian Griffon (WILD)NEW------TOTAL-88000 Eurasian Oystercatcher (WILD)NEW------TOTAL-44000 Caspian Tern (WILD)NEW------TOTAL-44000 Mediterranean Gull (WILD)NEW------TOTAL-387329000 Herring Gull (WILD)NEW------TOTAL-583583000 Mew Gull (WILD)NEW------TOTAL-55000 Lesser Black-backed Gull (WILD)NEW------TOTAL-11000 Slender-billed Gull (WILD)NEW------TOTAL-88000 Great black-backed Gull (WILD)NEW------TOTAL-44000 Yellow-legged Gull (WILD)NEW------TOTAL-11000 Silver Gull (WILD)NEW------TOTAL-9595000 Crowned cormorant (WILD)NEW------TOTAL-11000 Northern Gannet (WILD)NEW------TOTAL-8989000 Whimbrel (WILD)NEW------TOTAL-11000 Common pheasant (WILD)NEW------TOTAL-11000 Greater Flamingo (WILD)NEW------TOTAL-11000 Eurasian Spoonbill (WILD)NEW------TOTAL-33000 Great Crested Grebe (WILD)NEW------TOTAL-11000 Common Tern (WILD)NEW------TOTAL-159159000 Eurasian Collared-Dove (WILD)NEW------TOTAL-11000 Tawny owl (WILD)NEW------TOTAL-11000 Little Grebe (WILD)NEW------TOTAL-22000 Common Shelduck (WILD)NEW------TOTAL-22000 Sandwich Tern (WILD)NEW------TOTAL-158158000 Green Sandpiper (WILD)NEW------TOTAL-11000 Eurasian Blackbird (WILD)NEW------TOTAL-22000 Barn Owl (Common Barn-Owl) (WILD)NEW------TOTAL-11000 Arctic Jaeger (WILD)NEW------TOTAL-11000 All speciesNEW-11---TOTAL11943111836014984000

DIAGNOSTIC DETAILS

CLINICAL SIGNS
YES

METHOD OF DIAGNOSTIC
Diagnostic test

Reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR)	Anses - Laboratoire de Ploufragan-Plouzané-Niort - site de Ploufragan	Canada Goose,Mute Swan,Red Knot,Greylag Goose,Great Egret,Birds,Common Crane,Green Sandpiper,Eurasian buzzard (common buzzard),Black-headed Gull,Mallard	864	2021/11/16	2024/01/23	Positive

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Location of Haute-Corse in France
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Two cases of bird flu detected in Solaro

By Paul-Mathieu Santucci
Published on 02/07/24 at 10:07 - Updated on 02/07/24 at 11:03

The source detected is “lowly pathogenic” according to the departmental directorate of veterinary services.

Two cases of bird flu have been detected in Solaro . These are two gulls found stranded on a beach and tested positive.

“It is a weakly pathogenic strain , indicates a veterinarian present in a WhatsApp exchange group in which the departmental directorate of veterinary services of Haute-Corse is present. We have been asked to remain vigilant on sick poultry. The goal is also to raise awareness among breeders.”

On the side of the departmental management of veterinary services, we want to be reassuring. “The sequencing arrived today and we are at a moderate risk, explains Pierre Havet, the deputy director. We were on the alert regarding the downward migration of wild animals and particularly in the areas of the coastal ponds east of Corsica which are migratory stopover places."

Although there are no longer any intensive outdoor poultry farms in Corsica, individuals and a few breeders own chickens. “These are the ones we need to raise awareness of,” he adds. “ The idea is to install protective nets to prevent wild animals from coming to eat in the same place as domestic animals.”

In November 2020, an outbreak was detected in Corsica. The case was identified in the pet department of a garden center located near Bastia , following the observation of abnormal mortalities among the poultry kept. All the birds were then euthanized. It was the first case of avian flu spotted in France that year. A preventive slaughter also took place in Ajaccio in a store of the same chain. The animals had an identical origin to that of the infected batch in Haute-Corse. The strain in question at the time, known as H5N8, belongs to the influenza A virus family.

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GENERAL INFORMATION

COUNTRY/TERRITORY OR ZONE
ZONE

ANIMAL TYPE
TERRESTRIAL

DISEASE CATEGORY
Listed disease

EVENT ID
4075

DISEASE
Influenza A viruses of high pathogenicity (Inf. with) (non-poultry including wild birds) (2017-)

CAUSAL AGENT
Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus

GENOTYPE / SEROTYPE / SUBTYPE
H5N1

START DATE
2021/11/08

REASON FOR NOTIFICATION
Recurrence of an eradicated disease

DATE OF LAST OCCURRENCE
2021/03/17

CONFIRMATION DATE
2021/11/16

EVENT STATUS
On-going

END DATE- SELF-DECLARATION

NO REPORT INFORMATION

REPORT NUMBER
Follow-up report 78

REPORT ID
FUR_165941

REPORT REFERENCE- REPORT DATE
2024/02/20

REPORT STATUS
Validated

NO EVOLUTION REPORT

EPIDEMIOLOGY

SOURCE OF EVENT OR ORIGIN OF INFECTION

• Contact with wild species

EPIDEMIOLOGICAL COMMENTS
Note on 17/02/2023: Outbreak ob_113778 with a start date 27/01/2023 has been removed in follow-up report No. 52 because its diagnosis has been invalidated. Note on 11/09/2023: the outbreak ob_121983 has been deleted from this event as it contained information about an outbreak where stamping out was preventively applied and therefore did not need to be reported.

QUANTITATIVE DATA SUMMARY

MEASURING UNIT
Animal

SpeciesSusceptibleCasesDeathsKilled and Disposed ofSlaughtered/ Killed for commercial useVaccinated Mallard (WILD)NEW------TOTAL4004131340000 Australasian shoveler (WILD)NEW------TOTAL-11000 Greylag Goose (WILD)NEW------TOTAL2280601600 Snow Goose (WILD)NEW------TOTAL5066000 Great Egret (WILD)NEW------TOTAL-1111000 Grey Heron (WILD)NEW------TOTAL-2020000 Ardeidae (unidentified) (WILD)NEW------TOTAL-11000 Birds (DOMESTIC)NEW------TOTAL1127060331394942000 Brent Goose (WILD)NEW------TOTAL-44000 Canada Goose (WILD)NEW------TOTAL-6034000 Eurasian Eagle-Owl (WILD)NEW------TOTAL-11000 Eurasian buzzard (common buzzard) (WILD)NEW------TOTAL-77000 Variable Hawk (WILD)NEW------TOTAL-22000 Sanderling (WILD)NEW------TOTAL-11000 Red Knot (WILD)NEW------TOTAL-21100 European Goldfinch (WILD)NEW------TOTAL-11000 European Greenfinch (WILD)NEW------TOTAL-22--- Black-headed Gull (WILD)NEW------TOTAL-25592537000 White Stork (WILD)NEW------TOTAL-33000 Montagu's Harrier (WILD)NEW------TOTAL-22000 Common Wood-Pigeon (WILD)NEW------TOTAL-55000 Eurasian Jackdaw (WILD)NEW------TOTAL-11000 Whooper Swan (WILD)NEW------TOTAL-11000 Mute Swan (WILD)NEW------TOTAL-386383000 Little Blue Heron (WILD)NEW------TOTAL-22000 Little Egret (WILD)NEW------TOTAL-11000 Peregrin falcon (WILD)NEW------TOTAL-1313000 Common Kestrel (WILD)NEW------TOTAL1982020000 Common Coot (WILD)NEW------TOTAL-88000 Common Moorhen (WILD)NEW------TOTAL-11000 Red Jungle Fowl (WILD)NEW------TOTAL3-0300 Common Crane (WILD)NEW------TOTAL-1010000 White-backed Vulture (WILD)NEW------TOTAL-11000 Eurasian Griffon (WILD)NEW------TOTAL-88000 Eurasian Oystercatcher (WILD)NEW------TOTAL-44000 Caspian Tern (WILD)NEW------TOTAL-44000 Mediterranean Gull (WILD)NEW------TOTAL-387329000 Herring Gull (WILD)NEW-11000TOTAL-584584000 Mew Gull (WILD)NEW------TOTAL-55000 Lesser Black-backed Gull (WILD)NEW------TOTAL-11000 Slender-billed Gull (WILD)NEW------TOTAL-88000 Great black-backed Gull (WILD)NEW------TOTAL-44000 Yellow-legged Gull (WILD)NEW------TOTAL-11000 Silver Gull (WILD)NEW------TOTAL-9595000 Crowned cormorant (WILD)NEW------TOTAL-11000 Northern Gannet (WILD)NEW------TOTAL-8989000 Whimbrel (WILD)NEW------TOTAL-11000 Common pheasant (WILD)NEW------TOTAL-11000 Greater Flamingo (WILD)NEW------TOTAL-11000 Eurasian Spoonbill (WILD)NEW------TOTAL-33000 Great Crested Grebe (WILD)NEW------TOTAL-11000 Common Tern (WILD)NEW------TOTAL-159159000 Eurasian Collared-Dove (WILD)NEW------TOTAL-11000 Tawny owl (WILD)NEW------TOTAL-11000 Little Grebe (WILD)NEW------TOTAL-22000 Common Shelduck (WILD)NEW------TOTAL-22000 Sandwich Tern (WILD)NEW------TOTAL-158158000 Green Sandpiper (WILD)NEW------TOTAL-11000 Eurasian Blackbird (WILD)NEW------TOTAL-22000 Barn Owl (Common Barn-Owl) (WILD)NEW------TOTAL-11000 Arctic Jaeger (WILD)NEW------TOTAL-11000 All speciesNEW-11000TOTAL11943111846015984000

DIAGNOSTIC DETAILS

CLINICAL SIGNS
YES

METHOD OF DIAGNOSTIC
Diagnostic test

Reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR)	Anses - Laboratoire de Ploufragan-Plouzané-Niort - site de Ploufragan	Canada Goose,Mute Swan,Eurasian buzzard (common buzzard),Green Sandpiper,Birds,Greylag Goose,Mallard,Great Egret,Common Crane,Red Knot,Black-headed Gull	865	2021/11/16	2024/02/20	Positive

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In Côtes-d'Armor, the corpse of a gull carrying avian flu discovered in Hillion

It was found on Bon-Abri beach, in Hillion (Côtes-d’Armor). The gendarmerie reminds that in such a case, it is advisable to notify the French Biodiversity Office and above all not to touch the animal.

West France
Jerom FOUQUET.
Published on 06/12/2024 at 6:39 p.m.

It was a guard from the Saint-Brieuc Bay nature reserve (Côtes-d'Armor) who raised the alarm. On Wednesday June 5, 2024, the corpse of a gull was discovered on Bon-Abri beach, in Hillion.

Analyzes carried out on the bird revealed the presence of the avian flu virus. This virus is usually spread through contact with infected birds...

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New case of bird flu detected in the Channel

Granville
From Pierre Coquelin
Monday, July 8, 2024 at 11:38 a.m.
By France Blue Cotentin

The Manche prefecture reported on Monday that a case of bird flu was discovered at the end of June on the body of a herring gull at the commercial port of Granville. This is the third case recorded in the department in 2024.

Avian flu continues to circulate in the Manche department. This Monday, the prefecture announced the discovery of a new case in the southern Manche. On June 28, 2024, the body of a herring gull carrying the highly pathogenic virus in wildlife was discovered at the commercial port of Granville. Laboratory analyses were conducted and confirmed that the animal was carrying avian influenza. "This is the third case recorded in 2024 in the Manche department after two others detected at the very beginning of the year ," the prefecture said. Other contaminations have been detected in seabirds in the Côtes d'Armor in recent weeks.

Third confirmed case since the start of 2024 in the Channel

The Manche prefecture therefore calls on breeders to be cautious and to implement their biosecurity plan.
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A case of avian influenza in a seagull detected in Granville

A seagull was found dead in June 2024 in Granville (Manche). Analyses showed that the animal succumbed to avian influenza contamination.

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Marie CAROF-GADEL .
Published on07/08/2024 at 11:11

The Manche prefecture is warning about the discovery of a case of avian influenza in the department. "A case of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in wildlife has been confirmed in a herring gull ( Larus argentatus ) discovered dead at the commercial port of Granville on June 28, 2024. The bird's body was taken in charge by the French Office for Biodiversity and sent to the LABEO laboratory."


This is the third case recorded in 2024 in the Manche department after the two cases detected at the very beginning of the year on a gull and a black-headed gull . "After a few cases on seabirds in Côtes-d'Armor in recent weeks, this new case confirms the persistence of the circulation of the virus in wild birds."

“Implementation of procedures”

Safety measures are therefore recommended. "In view of the health situation, the prefect of Manche calls on professional breeders to ensure the proper implementation of the procedures in their biosecurity plan. He also invites individuals who own poultry or birds to apply the following measures: ensure that their poultry or birds do not come into direct contact with poultry or other captive birds from professional farms; ensure that the supply of food and drinking water is protected from wild birds; protect and store new litter away from humidity and any contamination; in the event of abnormal mortality, contact an authorized veterinarian; isolate and protect any carcasses before removing them."

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Concern after bird found dead near lake in Pyrenees infected with avian flu

A carcass of a crane infected with bird flu was found near a lake in the Hautes-Pyrénées.


Written by Aude Henry
Published on11/21/2024 at 5:09 p.m.
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This is the first case of the season recorded in the Hautes-Pyrénées. During this migratory period for birds, a common crane, infected with the avian influenza virus, was found dead near the lake of Puydarrieux.

" It has been confirmed that a common crane found dead this month near Lake Puydarrieux was infected with the highly pathogenic avian influenza virus ," informed the prefect of Hautes-Pyrénées on November 21, 2024. As a reminder, France has been placed at high risk since November 9.

First wild case in Occitania

The circulation of the highly pathogenic avian influenza virus in avifauna is currently experiencing strong dynamics. And it is often favored by the migration of birds such as common cranes. In the fall, the species reaches distant lands by crossing the Pyrenees.

This November, a specimen of this largest bird in Europe was found dead near Lake Puydarrieux, in the north-east of the Hautes-Pyrénées department. The authorities have just confirmed that this common crane was infected with the highly pathogenic avian influenza virus.

Wildlife rescue centre restricts activities

The risk of avian flu is attracting a lot of attention in Occitanie. " On the coast, we are also in an area classified as a special risk zone (ZRP) ", recalls the wildlife conservation center - LPO Occitanie, based in Hérault. Result: the reception of the species most at risk is completely suspended. This concerns larids (gulls, seagulls, etc.) and anatidae (ducks, swans, geese, etc.)

" For medium-risk species such as other water birds, corvids and ornithophagous diurnal raptors, only individuals without any suspicious symptoms can be taken in, and this with a very strict protocol. Exceptions are only possible for rare and endangered species, with the agreement of our managers ," the wildlife rescue center further explains.

15 outbreaks detected to date in France

The Hautes-Pyrénées prefecture would like to point out that 15 outbreaks of avian flu have been detected in France to date. " Two of which were recently detected in vaccinated duck farms in the neighbouring department of Landes. " Proof that vaccination is not sufficient in all cases to prevent the introduction of the virus and of the need to apply the reinforced measures planned according to the level of risk.

France has been classified at high level since November 8, several reinforced measures must be implemented, among which, " the sheltering of poultry, the protection of their food and their watering ."

The authorities also point out that the virus, which is currently circulating in France and 24 other European countries , " exclusively affects birds ". It is not transmissible to humans through the consumption of poultry meat, eggs, foie gras and more generally any food product.

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Contaminated swan corpses discovered in Ain, bird flu is back

Written by Dolores Mazzola And Fatima Bouyablane
Published on07/12/2024 at 3:47 p.m.
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On December 4, 2024, twelve swans infected with the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) virus were found dead on the Moulin Pond in Condeissiat. "This event highlights the urgency of preventing the spread of this virus in wildlife and livestock," said the Ain prefecture.

Avian flu has made a comeback in Ain, particularly in Dombes, a transit area for many migratory birds. This area with a thousand ponds is classified as a Special Risk Zone (ZRP).

Twelve swans infected with the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) virus were found dead on the Moulin Pond in Condeissiat in the middle of the week.

Health instructions for livestock farms

Since the beginning of November, France has moved to a high risk level (decree of October 31, 2024). Mayors, breeders, private owners and walkers are called upon to strictly respect strict health instructions to protect livestock and limit risks.

In a press release, the Ain prefecture recalls the mandatory instructions in force in places where poultry and game birds are kept. Measures intended to protect farms.

These are primarily measures of confinement or mandatory sheltering of poultry. Confinement or protection by nets is required for establishments holding fewer than 50 poultry. In addition, food and water points must be protected to avoid any contact with wild fauna.

The movement of people and vehicles around the farms is restricted. The authorities recommend strict compliance with health barriers (disinfection of vehicles, change of clothing and shoes before accessing the breeding areas). Finally, breeders must immediately report any abnormal mortality, morbidity, drop in laying or drop in consumption to the veterinarian.

"In the event of an outbreak of HPAI (highly pathogenic avian influenza) in a farm, compliance with these measures is an essential condition for receiving compensation from the State," recalls the Ain prefecture.

Recommendations around ponds

Finally, the authorities recommend not to touch or collect the carcasses of wild birds. For any intervention, the SAGIR network must be contacted.
The Ain prefecture also asks nature users, and particularly those who are in contact with farms, to avoid frequenting ponds where contaminated migratory birds gather.

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