France: H5N1 in poultry, Indre-et-Loire prefecture

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Indre-et-Loire. Bird flu breaks out on poultry farm

An aviary grip outbreak is confirmed for the Indre-et-Loire prefecture on February 16, 2022. These are poultry on a farm located in Beaumont-Village.

This is the first outbreak of influenza identified in the department after analyzes carried out on Saturday February 12, the results of which were delivered on Tuesday February 15, 2022.

Pedagogical Farm of Beaumont-Village

The exploitation or poultry stricken for the H5N1 type virus is located south-east of Tours in Beaumont-Village in an educational farm.

After the slaughter of the 30 animals, the site will be disinfected, as required by the procedure.

Area monitoring and protection

The prefecture reports that a surveillance zone within a 10 km radius and a protection zone at 3km from the exploitation area have been put in place.

They aim to prevent the entry and exit of birds in these sectors which concern the communes of Beaumont-Village, Genillé and Orbigny for the protection zone.

The surveillance zone also encompasses the municipalities of Liège, Céré-la-Ronde, Nouans-les-Fontaines, Montrésor, Villeloin-Coulangé and Chemillé-sur-Indrois...

 

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Near Loches: a rooster and a hen affected by avian flu in Verneuil-sur-Indre

Published on 03/10/2022 at 09:38 | Updated 03/10/2022 at 10:43

Avian flu, H5N1, continues to rage in the south of Indre-et-Loire. After Beaumont-Village and Nouans-les-Fontaines, a pair of gallinaceans was affected by this highly pathogenic virus in an individual in Verneuil-sur-Indre.

The prefecture of Indre-et-Loire has just communicated on a third outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza , otherwise known as H5N1 avian influenza , in the department after Beaumont-Village, on February 16 and Nouans-les-Fontaines, on February 18. February 2022 .

Contrary to these first two cases which concerned respectively a breeding of laying hens and a farmyard (Editor's note, less than 50 birds), that of Verneuil-sur-Indre declared itself, according to our information, at a private individual possessing a hen and a rooster .

Despite everything, a protection zone has been set up, for a period of 21 days , on the territory of the municipalities of Verneuil-sur-Indre and Saint-Flovier . A wider surveillance zone covers the territory of the following municipalities: Betz-le-Château, Bridoré, Perrusson (partially), Saint-Hippolyte, Saint-Jean-Saint-Germain (partially) and Saint-Senoch (partially).

Transport of poultry meat prohibited

In its prefectural decree, taken this Thursday, March 10 , the prefecture of Indre-et-Loire, stipulates that "the transport of poultry meat from slaughterhouses, approved or not, cutting workshops and cold stores is prohibited in the protection zone .

The Indre-et-Loire prefecture also recalls that " all bird keepers implement suitable biosecurity measures to prevent the risk of spreading the disease, in particular through contact with wild birds , by protecting access to food, watering, silos and food storage and, as far as possible, keeping birds indoors or reducing the surface area of ​​rangelands, without prejudice to other regulatory provisions in force. Corpses that cannot be disposed of as soon as possible are stored in sealed containers."

On the other hand, the consumption of meat , foie gras and eggs , and more generally of any food product
made from poultry , does not present a risk for humans .

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Avian flu: 36,000 poultry will be slaughtered in Indre-et-Loire after the discovery of an outbreak

To avoid any risk of spreading the avian influenza virus, a protection zone of 3 kilometers and a surveillance zone of 10 kilometers around the farm have also been established since Saturday.

Le Monde with AFP
Posted today at 3:50 p.m.

Some thirty-six thousand poultry will be slaughtered following the discovery of an outbreak of "highly pathogenic type H5N1" avian flu in a farm in Céré-la-Ronde (Indre-et-Loire), announced the prefecture. from Indre-et-Loire, Monday 19 September.

"As part of the measures to combat the spread of the virus, the slaughter of the animals present in the farm will be carried out as soon as possible ," the state services said in a press release. The breeder will be compensated, said the prefecture.

To avoid any risk of spreading the virus, a protection zone of 3 kilometers and a surveillance zone of 10 kilometers around the farm have been in place since Saturday. In these areas, backyard birds should be sheltered. Hunting for waterfowl and feathers is prohibited.

“The avian influenza virus is actively circulating among wild birds and its spread to domestic poultry can have significant economic and health consequences for the poultry sector ,” warned the prefecture.

Persistence of the virus in wild birds in Europe

Officially, in France, the level of risk is classified as “negligible”. But, at the end of the summer, the situation was unprecedented in many respects. On European coasts, new mortality was observed in July-August in seabirds (gulls, gulls, gannets), but also inland, among landbirds such as herons. The analyzes confirmed that these birds were indeed infected with the influenza A(H5N1) virus.


Until 2021, it was the winter migrations from the northern hemisphere to the south that transported avian viruses. This time, sedentary species are contaminated and cause infections in farms outside the migration season. Areas hitherto relatively spared, such as Brittany, are now very exposed, with a high risk due to the density of farms.

Another particularity: far from being confined to waterfowl, the classic hosts of avian viruses, the H5N1 line circulating this year affects all poultry species – turkeys, broiler chickens, roosters. The phenomenon knows no borders. In the United States, 45 million poultry have been infected since January, compared to 46 million in Europe (including 19.2 million in France and 13.8 million in Italy).

Established at the end of June, the latest report on avian influenza from the European Food Safety Authority concluded with an alert: the H5N1 virus “could have become endemic in wild bird populations in Europe” . Since then, summer observations have confirmed the persistence of the virus in this fauna.

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An outbreak of avian flu detected near Chinon

Published on 10/13/2022 at 07:10 | Updated 10/13/2022 at 07:10

The prefecture indicates this Thursday, October 13, 2022 that an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza was detected in a barnyard in Panzoult.

After several outbreaks detected in South Touraine at the beginning of 2022, avian flu is contaminating the Chinonais . The prefecture of Indre-et-Loire indicates this Thursday, October 13, 2022 that an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza was detected in a barnyard (less than fifty birds) in Panzoult, near Chinon.

A large control zone (1) has been established in order to identify any further spread of the virus. Those responsible for commercial operations must declare themselves to the departmental directorate for the protection of populations (DDPP) by mentioning numbers and species. Individuals with poultry must register with their town hall or via the dedicated website .
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