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France: 2025-2026 H5N1 in Poultry
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Pathfinder
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/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nohic
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A new outbreak of avian flu has been detected, even though the risk level had been lowered by authorities.
Vincent Coste
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AFP
Published on
30/04/2026 at 1:19 PM
Following the discovery of an outbreak of avian influenza in Nohic in Tarn-et-Garonne, authorities have established protection and surveillance zones in about twenty neighbouring municipalities.
Around twenty municipalities in the Occitanie region were placed in a protection and surveillance zone by the authorities on Wednesday, April 29, after the confirmation of an outbreak of avian influenza in Nohic in Tarn-et-Garonne.
In fact, in addition to Nohic, the commune of Orgueil has been placed in a protection zone by the Tarn-et-Garonne prefecture. In the same department, Campsas, Canals, Corbarieu, Fabas, part of Montauban, Pompignan, Reyniès, Saint-Nauphary, Varrennes, and Verlhac-Tescou have been placed in a surveillance zone by state services.
Nohic, being bordering the Haute-Garonne department, has had part of the commune of Fronton placed in a protection zone by the department's prefecture. Parts of the territories of Bouloc, Castelnau d'Estrefonds, Villeneuve-Les-Bouloc, another part of Fronton, as well as the communes of Le Born, Villaudric, Villematier, and Villemur-sur-Tarn are in a surveillance zone.
Hundreds of poultry slaughtered
More than 800 poultry have been slaughtered, according to our colleagues at La Dépêche , on the farm where this new outbreak of avian flu has been confirmed.
The Tarn-et-Garonne Chamber of Agriculture recommends " sheltering poultry when possible " and " ensuring hygiene of equipment, hands and shoes ".
For its part, the Haute-Garonne Chamber of Agriculture indicates that " within these areas, all poultry and captive bird holding facilities are subject to specific regulations. In particular, the movement of poultry and other captive birds is prohibited, except with a derogation granted by the DDPP ( Departmental Directorate for the Protection of Populations) . Surveillance is also reinforced by the implementation of enhanced post-vaccination monitoring of vaccinated duck farms and self-monitoring in commercial poultry establishments."
New outbreak in a context of reduced risk level
The confirmation of this new outbreak comes as authorities lowered the risk level for avian influenza in metropolitan France on Monday, April 27, from "high" to "moderate".
The Ministry of Agriculture had taken this decision " considering the improvement in the health situation within farms and in wild birds ", according to an order from the general directorate of food of the ministry dated April 21 and published Sunday April 26 in the Official Journal.
Taken " after consultation with scientists and professionals in the sector ", according to the ministry, this decision was welcomed with relief, particularly in the Southwest, the epicenter of agricultural anger this winter, which had been revived, among other things, by the spread of contagious bovine lumpy skin disease.
https://france3-regions.franceinfo....it-ete-abaisse-par-les-autorites-3343550.html
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/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coulounieix-Chamiers
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Coulounieix-Chamiers
A case of avian flu has been detected in a duck farm at an agricultural high school in Dordogne.
Thibault Delmarle
Published onThursday, April 30, 2026 at 5:48 PM
A case of avian influenza has been detected in a duck farm at the Coulounieix-Chamiers agricultural high school (Dordogne). All the animals will be slaughtered and the eggs destroyed.
A case of avian influenza has been detected in the duck farm at the Coulounieix-Chamiers agricultural high school (Dordogne). This highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) virus was confirmed following a preventative test carried out on the ducks on Tuesday, April 28. The result came back positive on April 29. No birds have died from the disease at this farm so far. According to our information, all the ducks will be culled and some eggs will be destroyed. The number of ducks affected is unknown.
The Dordogne prefecture indicates that " to avoid any risk of the virus spreading to other farms, the prefect of Dordogne will issue an order defining regulated protection and surveillance zones which are respectively put in place within a radius of 3 and 10 km around the contaminated establishment."
Protection zone (3 kilometers)
Coulounieix-Chamiers, Périgueux, Sanilhac (part north of the A89) and Marsac (east of Avenue Louis Suder and the Beaulieu road).
Surveillance zone (10 kilometers)
Agonac (south of the Château-l'Évêque road and the Pouliquet road and the Sanet road), Anesse and Beaulieu, Bassillac and Auberoche (west, formerly the commune of Bassillac), Boulazac Isle Manoire (territory of Boulazac, Saint-Laurent-sur-Manoire and Atur), Chalagnac (north of the Roussel road and the Eyvirat road), Champcevinel, Chancelade, Château-l'Évêque, Cornille (southwest of the commune, south of the Route des Prairies and the Chemin de Bretoux), Coursac, Eglise Neuve-de-Vergt (north of the Marsaneix road and the Chalagnac road), La Chapelle-Gonaguet, Leguillac de l'Auche (extreme east of the commune, east of the Route des Champs and northeast of the Route des Moissons), Marsac (west of the Beaulieu road), Razac, Montrem (east of the still road), Sanilhac (south of the A89 and north of the Pouchouneix road, part of the Font Mulet road, the Niversac road, the Georges Brassens road) and Trelissac.
https://www.ici.fr/nouvelle-aquitai...nards-d-un-lycee-agricole-de-dordogne-3478760
Pathfinder
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Translation Google
An outbreak of avian flu has been detected in Haute-Garonne, the second in Occitanie in less than two weeks.
The first case, like the second, was discovered in the commune of Nohic, in Tarn-et-Garonne, but the farm in question also extends into the department of Haute-Garonne.
Article written by franceinfo
Radio France
Published13/05/2026 18:50
An outbreak of avian influenza was discovered on Tuesday, May 12, at a duck farm in Haute-Garonne, the Tarn-et-Garonne prefecture announced in a press release on Wednesday. The prefecture specified that the duck farm "has buildings located in the municipalities of Fronton (31) and Nohic in Tarn-et-Garonne (82)."
"This second case therefore occurred in less than 15 days, within the protection zone established following the detection of an outbreak in Nohic," state services explained, adding that they had ordered the complete culling of the first farm . On April 28, the first case of avian influenza was discovered on a farm in the same town of Nohic, in the Tarn-et-Garonne department.
As after the discovery of the first outbreak, the affected farm was entirely culled and the protection zone was expanded around the outbreak. "The ducks on this farm had all been vaccinated ," explains the prefecture, which also points out "that vaccination does not completely eliminate the risk of infection in poultry . "
Nationally, 121 outbreaks of avian influenza have been recorded since August 2025, but until now there had been none in Occitanie.
https://www.franceinfo.fr/sante/mal...citanie-en-moins-de-quinze-jours_8002187.html
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New outbreak of avian flu near Toulouse: all vaccinated ducks on a farm culled, 11 municipalities under surveillance
Aude Henry
Published on
13/05/2026 at 7:12 PM
This is the second confirmed case in less than fifteen days in the same area. A new outbreak of avian influenza was confirmed on May 12, 2026, in a duck farm in Fronton (Haute-Garonne) and Nohic (Tarn-et-Garonne), on the border of the two departments.
The first outbreak was in Nohic, Tarn-et-Garonne, on April 28, 2026. Less than two weeks later, on May 12, a second outbreak of avian influenza was discovered in the same area, in poultry farms located in two municipalities: Fronton and Nohic. All the ducks on this farm had been vaccinated. They were culled.
"Vaccination does not completely eliminate the risk."
The risk level in France was lowered to moderate on April 27, 2026. However, this does not mean there is no longer a risk of contamination for birds and poultry . As proof, on May 13, 2026, the prefect of Haute-Garonne announced in a press release that a new outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza had been confirmed on the border between Haute-Garonne and Tarn-et-Garonne.
" As part of measures to combat the spread of the virus, a culling operation was carried out on the duck farm, " state officials indicated. The farmer will be compensated for the losses incurred. In the first outbreak detected at the end of April in Nohic, more than 800 waterfowl were slaughtered.
The ducks from this second affected farm had nevertheless been vaccinated, as required by regulations." It is recognized that vaccination does not completely eliminate the risk of infection in poultry in case of introduction of the virus into the farm, however," recalls the prefecture.
Strict health measures
To prevent the virus from spreading to other farms, several sanitary measures have been reinstated. The regulated protection and surveillance zones have been adjusted to a radius of 3 to 10 kilometers around the affected farm. Eleven municipalities in the Haute-Garonne department are included in these zones.
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https://france3-regions.franceinfo....us-11-communes-sous-surveillance-3350728.html
An outbreak of avian flu has been detected in Haute-Garonne, the second in Occitanie in less than two weeks.
The first case, like the second, was discovered in the commune of Nohic, in Tarn-et-Garonne, but the farm in question also extends into the department of Haute-Garonne.
Article written by franceinfo
Radio France
Published13/05/2026 18:50
An outbreak of avian influenza was discovered on Tuesday, May 12, at a duck farm in Haute-Garonne, the Tarn-et-Garonne prefecture announced in a press release on Wednesday. The prefecture specified that the duck farm "has buildings located in the municipalities of Fronton (31) and Nohic in Tarn-et-Garonne (82)."
"This second case therefore occurred in less than 15 days, within the protection zone established following the detection of an outbreak in Nohic," state services explained, adding that they had ordered the complete culling of the first farm . On April 28, the first case of avian influenza was discovered on a farm in the same town of Nohic, in the Tarn-et-Garonne department.
As after the discovery of the first outbreak, the affected farm was entirely culled and the protection zone was expanded around the outbreak. "The ducks on this farm had all been vaccinated ," explains the prefecture, which also points out "that vaccination does not completely eliminate the risk of infection in poultry . "
Nationally, 121 outbreaks of avian influenza have been recorded since August 2025, but until now there had been none in Occitanie.
https://www.franceinfo.fr/sante/mal...citanie-en-moins-de-quinze-jours_8002187.html
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New outbreak of avian flu near Toulouse: all vaccinated ducks on a farm culled, 11 municipalities under surveillance
Aude Henry
Published on
13/05/2026 at 7:12 PM
This is the second confirmed case in less than fifteen days in the same area. A new outbreak of avian influenza was confirmed on May 12, 2026, in a duck farm in Fronton (Haute-Garonne) and Nohic (Tarn-et-Garonne), on the border of the two departments.
The first outbreak was in Nohic, Tarn-et-Garonne, on April 28, 2026. Less than two weeks later, on May 12, a second outbreak of avian influenza was discovered in the same area, in poultry farms located in two municipalities: Fronton and Nohic. All the ducks on this farm had been vaccinated. They were culled.
"Vaccination does not completely eliminate the risk."
The risk level in France was lowered to moderate on April 27, 2026. However, this does not mean there is no longer a risk of contamination for birds and poultry . As proof, on May 13, 2026, the prefect of Haute-Garonne announced in a press release that a new outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza had been confirmed on the border between Haute-Garonne and Tarn-et-Garonne.
" As part of measures to combat the spread of the virus, a culling operation was carried out on the duck farm, " state officials indicated. The farmer will be compensated for the losses incurred. In the first outbreak detected at the end of April in Nohic, more than 800 waterfowl were slaughtered.
The ducks from this second affected farm had nevertheless been vaccinated, as required by regulations." It is recognized that vaccination does not completely eliminate the risk of infection in poultry in case of introduction of the virus into the farm, however," recalls the prefecture.
Strict health measures
To prevent the virus from spreading to other farms, several sanitary measures have been reinstated. The regulated protection and surveillance zones have been adjusted to a radius of 3 to 10 kilometers around the affected farm. Eleven municipalities in the Haute-Garonne department are included in these zones.
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https://france3-regions.franceinfo....us-11-communes-sous-surveillance-3350728.html
Pathfinder
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/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Val_de_Louyre_et_Caudeau
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A new outbreak of avian flu has been detected in a duck farm in Dordogne.
Marie-Astrid Guégan
Published onThursday, May 28, 2026 at 5:04 PM
INFO ICI PÉRIGORD - Several cases of avian influenza have been discovered in a duck farm in Saint-Laurent-des-Bâtons, in the commune of Val-de-Louyre-et-Caudeau, and confirmed on Wednesday, May 27. This is the second outbreak detected in the Dordogne in 2026.
A new outbreak of avian influenza has been discovered at a duck farm in Saint-Laurent-des-Bâtons, Dordogne, according to ICI Périgord . The contamination was confirmed on Wednesday, May 27, according to the Dordogne prefecture. This is the second case in the department since the beginning of 2026 .
An outbreak was detected after the death of several ducks.
According to information from ICI Périgord , a duck farmer in Saint-Laurent-des-Bâtons discovered the deaths of several of his ducks this week. The ducklings were barely eight days old. Laboratory tests confirmed that the dead animals had been infected with avian influenza. The farm's 7,000 ducklings will be culled. "State services are working alongside the farmer, who will be compensated for the losses incurred ," the prefecture stated.
At the end of April, the first case of 2026 in the department was detected in the duck farm at the Coulounieix-Chamiers agricultural high school. The restrictions within a 10 km radius encompassing 18 municipalities around this school had just been lifted on Friday, May 22nd. All test results from poultry farms in this area had come back negative.
An area already severely affected by avian flu at the end of 2025
The area surrounding the new farm affected by avian influenza in Saint-Laurent-des-Bâtons is densely populated with poultry farms. The area had already been affected in late 2025. Seven outbreaks were confirmed successively on seven different farms between mid-November and early December in Vergt , Saint-Amand-de-Vergt, Saint-Mayme-de-Pereyrol , Grun Bordas , Grignols, and Beauregard-et-Bassac. More than 55,000 geese and ducks were culled.
As with every outbreak detection, the Dordogne prefecture has issued an order defining restricted zones in 24 municipalities around the affected farm. A protection zone (ZP) is established within a 3 km radius, and a surveillance zone (ZS) within a 10 km radius.
"Within these areas, the movement of poultry and other captive birds is prohibited, except for exemptions granted by the Departmental Directorate for Employment, Labor, Solidarity and Population Protection (DDETSPP) ," the prefecture stated. The farmers concerned are also required to carry out self-checks on their animals to monitor for any potential spread of the virus.
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https://www.ici.fr/nouvelle-aquitai...ans-un-elevage-de-canards-en-dordogne-3237250