France - Outbreak of bird flu in farms in Gers

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Avian flu: the virus strikes a breeding duck farm in Aignan in the Gers

Published on26/12/2022 at 19:50 , update at 8:58 p.m.

the essential While the end-of-year celebrations are in full swing, a duck and duck farm has been affected by avian influenza in Aignan, west of the Gers. A preventive slaughter is planned for this Tuesday. The poultry sector holds its breath while unprecedented prevention measures had been taken as part of the Adour plan.

"Clinical signs are rarely wrong and a temporary restricted area has been set up around the affected farm", explained this Monday afternoon Benjamin Constant, president of the Gers Association for the Promotion of Foie Gras and Poultry Farming. (AGPFGA) at the mention of a very strong suspicion of avian flu in the commune of Aignan.

At the start of the evening, the ax fell via a press release from the services of the Gers prefecture: “ An outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza has just been confirmed this Monday, December 26, 2022 in a farm in the town of Aignan (. ..) To avoid any risk of spreading the virus to other farms, the prefect of Gers issued an order defining regulated protection zones (ZP), surveillance (ZS) and additional regulated zone (ZRS) which are put in place respectively within a radius of 3, 10 and 20 km around the contaminated establishment (read also below, Ed).

The "first link" struck in the heart

While unprecedented prevention and production limitation measures have been put in place as part of the Adour plan , avian influenza has finally spoiled the end-of-year celebrations for players in the Gers sector and beyond, from all of the Southwest. “It is humanly very difficult for the breeders who will suffer the consequences at the local level but it is also very worrying for the whole of the sector, especially since it affects reproduction, the first fundamental link to consider a restart. activity in 2023", Judge Benjamin Constant, also a member of the office of the French Confederation of Poultry (CFA).

The mayor of the town of Aignan, Gérard Pérès, deplores this first proven positive case of H5N1 in the Gers in this winter of 2022. "We are in a land of family farms, with one of the rare independent hatcheries in the region. (Sud-Ouest Accouvage, editor’s note). The breeders are very careful but the virus passes all the same … “With a major risk: that of chain contaminations throughout the department.

Regulated areas: the municipalities concerned

In a press release, the prefecture specifies the municipalities concerned within a radius of 3 km ( Aignan, Loussous-Debat and Pouydraguin) but also 90 Gers municipalities under close surveillance within a radius of 20 km (including Eauze and Vic-Fezensac). " In these perimeters, all places where poultry and captive birds are kept are subject to specific requirements. In particular, the movement of poultry and other captive birds is prohibited, except for exemptions granted by the Departmental Directorate of Employment, du Travail, des Solidarités de la Protection des Populations (DDETS-PP). Surveillance is also reinforced by carrying out self-checks which are made compulsory by prefectural order."

The Gers prefecture also confirms "that an operation to depopulate the outbreak of avian influenza will be carried out" in Aignan, without specifying the date. "State services, and in particular the DDETS-PP, are mobilized alongside the breeder, who will be compensated for the losses suffered by this operation", explains the press release.

https://www.ladepeche.fr/2022/12/26...oductrices-a-aignan-dans-le-gers-10890296.php

 

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Avian flu continues to spread: a fourth outbreak detected in the Gers since the end of December

Published on01/06/2023 at 4:38 p.m.
Written by Julie Valin.

A fourth outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza has just been confirmed in a duck farm south of the town of Aignan (Gers) already affected by the first three outbreaks. The poultry will all be slaughtered.

Since December 26, 2022, four outbreaks of avian flu have been detected in the Gers. This time, it is a duck farm located in the town of Couloume-Mondebat south of Aignan that has been identified.

Crisis unit and preventive culling

Since the resumption of the epidemic, it is the Aignan sector which has been particularly impacted, since the first three outbreaks have also been detected in this territory of western Gers.

State services, the Gers Chamber of Agriculture and representatives of inter-professional organizations met in a crisis unit to prevent the spread of the disease to areas of high production, in particular Astarac and Armagnac.

Consequently, duck farms located within a radius of 10 km around the outbreaks will be slaughtered preventively. Same measure for lean poultry farms located within a radius of 1 km.

A suspected case in Fusteourau

State services report that a suspicion of contamination has been detected in Fusteourau, a neighboring town to the west of Aignan. Upon confirmation by the reference laboratory, the restricted areas will be updated. The farm in question will be culled tomorrow.

https://france3-regions.francetvinf...s-le-gers-depuis-la-fin-decembre-2688274.html

 

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Avian flu in the Gers: a fifth outbreak detected, breeders increasingly worried

Published on01/09/2023 at 4:28 p.m.
Written by Corinne Career.

This is the fifth outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza detected since December 26, 2022. Avian influenza continues to spread in the Gers. The presence of this new focus has just been confirmed this Monday, January 9 to the west of Aignan. Concern is mounting, anger also among breeders: "a third time in three years, our farms are dying".

The Aignan sector is particularly affected by the highly pathogenic avian influenza virus. The first three outbreaks had already been detected in this territory to the west of the Gers. On January 6, another duck farm, located in the town of Couloume-Mondebat south of Aignan, was also identified and the poultry were slaughtered. And this Monday, January 9, the state services confirm a fifth outbreak in a farm in Fusterourau, also located a few kilometers from Aignan.

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https://france3-regions.francetvinf...leveurs-de-plus-en-plus-inquiets-2689974.html

 

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Avian flu: five new outbreaks declared positive in western Gers

Published on 01/19/2023 at 10:08 , update at 11:42

the essential Five new cases of avian flu were confirmed by the health authorities on Thursday January 19 in the west of the department, bringing to ten the number of cases declared in the Gers since last December.

The respite was therefore short-lived . A week after the announcement of a fifth case declared in the town of Fustérouau, the avian flu epizootic continues to advance in the Gers at the start of 2023. And in a virulent way. Five new positive outbreaks for the highly pathogenic H5N1 virus were confirmed this Thursday morning by the prefecture.

Read also: Avian flu: players in the Gers sector demand anticipation of the vaccination plan

The virus attacked this time a farm of ducks ready to force-feed located in the town of Manciet before spreading to another similar farm located less than a kilometer away. Index case, the first farm had distributed ducks last weekend to three force-feeding rooms based in Laujuzan, Eauze and Ramouzens. Screenings carried out in these three buildings also proved positive.

Depopulation has begun

The depopulation of the five new outbreaks, which bring the number of cases declared in the Gers to ten, began on Wednesday and continues on Thursday, at the initiative of the health authorities. "Without waiting for confirmation from the reference laboratory, the prefect of Gers issued two decrees redefining, around each of these suspicions, a temporary restricted area of ​​10 km blocking the movements of birds", specified the prefecture in a press release. "The restricted protection zones (ZP), surveillance (ZS) and additional restricted zone (ZRS) which are set up respectively within a radius of 3, 10 and 20 km around the outbreaks will be updated as the situation progresses. receipt of the final analyses”, she also indicated.

For the players in the sector, this is a new blow, just a few days after taking stock of the Adour Plan. “The war continues. We must take each battle one after the other”, delivers the president of the Gers Chamber of Agriculture Bernard Malabirade, who wonders about the origin of these five new cases. "The question that must be asked is: are these cases a continuation of the first outbreaks or are they part of a new penetration of wildlife? The ongoing epidemiological investigation will give us this answer," he concludes.
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https://www.ladepeche.fr/2023/01/19...res-positifs-dans-louest-du-gers-10936469.php

 

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Avian flu: Two new outbreaks in the Gers

One day apart, two outbreaks of bird flu broke out in mule duck farms in the Gers.

Published on May 5, 2023 - By Pascal Le Douarin
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Coincidentally, two outbreaks have just been declared in quick succession in the east of the Gers department, a few days after the transition to the moderate risk level for avian influenza.

The first outbreak is in the town of Couloumé-Mondébat and affects a foie gras duck farm. The suspicion order was taken on May 3 after the analytical confirmation of the presence of an Influenza H5 virus, with the establishment of a temporary control zone. It was confirmed on May 4 by the declaration order. According to a local source, the killing of the animals takes place this Friday, May 5.

The second highly suspicious outbreak occurred in Manciet, ie less than 20 km north of Couloumé. The case was mentioned on May 4 at the end of the afternoon by professional sources and the suspicion order was made public this Friday afternoon. A temporary regulatory area has been established.

A slaughter of waterfowl has been decided within 3 km around each outbreak, as confirmed on Facebook by a breeder in the entourage of the second outbreak.
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This year, these two municipalities have already been affected by avian flu: 9,100 ducks in Couloumé-Mondébat on January 3 and 10,000 ducks in 2 farms in Manciet on January 17.

https://www.reussir.fr/volailles/grippe-aviaire-deux-nouveaux-foyers-dans-le-gers​

 

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Avian flu: an incomprehensible return to the Gers with 11 outbreaks detected

Published on05/10/2023 at 6:12 PM
Marc Centene

The essential The Gers had eleven sites contaminated by avian influenza on Tuesday. Sector managers do not understand how the disease can return so soon.

How can avian flu flare up again in May in the Gers? Thursday, May 4, a first case of avian influenza was detected in the Gers. A 2nd the next day. Immediately, depopulation hit the farms within a radius of 3 km around the outbreaks, in Manciet and Couloumé-Mondebat. And the analyses, systematic in these cases, are not good.

These are 11 outbreaks that were listed, in 5 municipalities in the west of the department, this Tuesday. And – a source of additional concern for the networks – some are beyond the 3 km radius. In some cases, it was the professionals themselves who alerted the veterinary authorities. “When you have a clinical problem, you have to call the veterinarians to ask for a check-up,” explains Benjamin Constant, president of the Gers Association for the promotion of foie gras and poultry farming. It can be a visual clinical sign, or an animal that stops drinking and feeding. »

Termes-d'Armagnac and Puydraguin are affected. The depopulation eliminated nearly 50,000 animals, mainly young ducks, 8 to 10 weeks old. A laying hen farm in Pouydraguin was contaminated. This sector of western Gers had already been hit by the epizootic at the beginning of 2023, and the breeders had to wait until the end of March to install their animals.
Bernard Malabirade, president of the Chamber of Agriculture, does not hide the fact that “the situation is changing very quickly. It's not good. Not good at all…” The area, at the crossroads of 4 departments, is expanding. And the hypotheses are lacking. The resurgence of a virus that would have persisted in farms is not the most likely. “Everything has been scoured, and several times. There remains the hypothesis of migrants, the areas concerned are located near water points. “There is currently no evidence. »

Find the cause

On the breeders' side, the tension is mounting. "We don't have the cause," said Benjamin Constant. In the middle of May, it is incomprehensible to see such circulation of the virus. Even last winter, we didn't have this low-noise traffic. We need this information to know what to do. The professionals did everything necessary, everything was checked by the State services…” A misunderstanding shared by MP Jean-René Cazeneuve. Tuesday evening, during the hearing of the Minister of Agriculture Marc Fesneau, the elected Gersois reminded him of the 600 M€ mobilized to deal with avian influenza. How were these funds used to get out of this crisis?, asks the deputy in substance.

For the time being, depopulation is required in the outbreaks, to cut the viral cycle, within 10 km around the sites. All movement is blocked within a radius of 10 to 20 km: no marketing, no transfer. “This area changes all the time, says Bernard Malabirade. She crossed the Landes border. The number of animals had been reduced during the winter, but since then the breeders have handed over almost all of their animals. »

Benjamin Constant wants support measures very quickly. “The densities had returned to almost normal, confides Bernard Malabirade. 4 months apart, can you imagine the drama for breeders? We are in the fight right now. We are waiting for the public authorities to mobilize. »

https://www.ladepeche.fr/2023/05/10...-le-gers-avec-11-foyers-detectes-11187132.php

 

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"It exploded like a powder keg": 17 outbreaks of avian flu confirmed in the Gers, several suspicions

Published on05/12/2023 at 5:00 p.m.
Written by Leslie Larcher

In the Gers, new outbreaks of avian flu were confirmed on Wednesday May 11. For these breeders who live with a sword of Damocles hanging over their heads, despair grows greater every day.

In two days, six new outbreaks of bird flu were confirmed in the Gers. As of May 11, 2023, the prefecture counts 17 in total, but specifies that several suspicions are being analyzed, which could quickly inflate the balance sheet. Among the municipalities concerned: Manciet, Pouydraguin, D'Armagnac, Fusterouau, Aignan, Saint Griede, Salles d'Armagnac, Laujuzan.

“It's an episode that is completely new ,” comments Jean-Luc Guérin, director of UMR IHAP, professor of poultry farming and avian pathology and head of the UMR's virology team. To explain the virulence of this new wave, after that of January, he points to its “endemicity and its maintenance at very low noise levels in wildlife.” He also believes that “all the ingredients are there to fear a major episode”. “It exploded like a powder keg ,” corroborates poultry farmer Lionel Candelon.
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https://france3-regions.francetvinf...ans-le-gers-plusieurs-suspicions-2772186.html

 

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France - High pathogenicity avian influenza viruses (poultry) (Inf. with) - Follow up report 66

GENERAL INFORMATION
COUNTRY/TERRITORY OR ZONE
ZONE

ANIMAL TYPE
TERRESTRIAL

DISEASE CATEGORY
Listed disease

EVENT ID
4116

DISEASE
High pathogenicity avian influenza viruses (poultry) (Inf. with)

CAUSAL AGENT
Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus

GENOTYPE / SEROTYPE / SUBTYPE
H5N1

START DATE
2021/11/21

REASON FOR NOTIFICATION
Recurrence of an eradicated disease

DATE OF LAST OCCURRENCE
2017/03/21

CONFIRMATION DATE
2021/11/26

EVENT STATUS
On-going

END DATE
-

SELF-DECLARATION
NO

REPORT INFORMATION
REPORT NUMBER
Follow-up report 66

REPORT ID
FUR_160737

REPORT REFERENCE
-

REPORT DATE
2023/05/12

REPORT STATUS
Validated

NO EVOLUTION REPORT
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EPIDEMIOLOGY
SOURCE OF EVENT OR ORIGIN OF INFECTION
Unknown or inconclusive
EPIDEMIOLOGICAL COMMENTS
The origin of the infection is unknown at this time.

QUANTITATIVE DATA SUMMARY
MEASURING UNIT
Animal

SpeciesSusceptibleCasesDeathsKilled and Disposed ofSlaughtered/ Killed for commercial useVaccinated
Birds (DOMESTIC)
NEW 189936 59311 73 189863 0 0
TOTAL 20950854 16945911 437246 20969584 0 0
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NEW OUTBREAKS

OB_118382 - IA20230920 - LAUJUZAN (32202)...
OB_118381 - IA20230926 - BENQUET (40037)
OB_118380 - IA20230925 - CAZÈRES-SUR-L'ADOUR (40080)
OB_118379 - IA20230924 - AIRE-SUR-L'ADOUR (40001)
OB_118378 - IA20230918 - SALLES-D'ARMAGNAC (32408)
OB_118377 - IA20230917 - SAINT-GRIÈDE (32380)
OB_118376 - IA20230916 - SAINT-GRIÈDE (32380)
OB_118375 - IA20230911 - FUSTÉROUAU (32135)
OB_118374 - IA20230910 - TERMES-D'ARMAGNAC (32443)
OB_118278 - IA20230915 - AIGNAN (32001)
OB_118276 - IA20230914 - POUYDRAGUIN (32325)
OB_118229 - IA20230905 - MANCIET (32227)
OB_118228 - IA20230904 - MANCIET (32227)
OB_118227 - IA20230901 - MANCIET (32227)
OB_118226 - IA20230899 - MANCIET (32227)
OB_118224 - IA20230909 - POUYDRAGUIN (32325)
OB_118223 - IA20230908 - TERMES-D'ARMAGNAC (32443)
OB_118222 - IA20230906 - POUYDRAGUIN (32325)
OB_118194 - IA20230912 - BORDÈRES-ET-LAMENSANS (40049)
OB_117989 - IA20230889 - COULOUMÉ-MONDEBAT (32109)
OB_118193 - IA20230890 - MANCIET (32227)

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https://wahis.woah.org/#/in-review/4116​

 

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Avian flu the spread spreads to the east


Wednesday, May 17, 2023 at 6:50 p.m.

Gers like Landes, the number of cases of avian influenza continue to increase day by day despite the measures taken by the veterinary services and the prefectural decrees to stem this wave which arrives outside the usual periods. 32 outbreaks have been identified in these two departments, including 24 in the Gers.

The phenomenon is closely monitored by the chamber of agriculture, as well as by state services and all operators in the sector. who is worried about new cases of suspicion.

This Wednesday, the organization reports that the health situation in the Gers is very evolving with 5 clinical suspicions this day in the municipalities of Eauze, Lupiac, Castillon Debat and Pouydraguin with H5 results on the samples taken and 4 H5+ analytical suspicions on farms on the municipalities of Lupiac, Monclar, Demu and Castillon debate.

In addition, the NRL confirmed the highly pathogenic nature of the Avian Influenza virus detected on 2 farms in the municipalities of Le Houga and Manciet.

Consequently, the restricted zones are evolving in the Gers with an extension of the protection and surveillance zone and the setting up of a temporary restricted zone with an extension towards the east.

https://lejournaldugers.fr/article/66739-grippe-aviaire-la-propagation-setend-a-lest

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Twenty-four outbreaks of avian flu detected in the Gers

Bryan Faham
18 May 2023 - 08:03

Since May 4, 24 outbreaks of avian flu have been recorded in the Gers, mainly in duck farms. This situation worries the health authorities.


After two months of respite, bird flu, or highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), reappeared in the Gers. Since May 4, 24 outbreaks in breeding have been identified, mainly ducks. Also, nine suspicions were declared in the department for the single day of May 16 . Health authorities have taken emergency measures to stem the epidemic.

Avian influenza is a highly contagious viral disease that affects wild and domestic birds. It can cause episodes of mortality of up to 100% of the herd and significant drops in production.

A series of measures against avian flu in the Gers

Faced with this situation, the State services have implemented a series of health management measures. Around each infected farm, a protection zone of three kilometers and a surveillance zone of ten kilometers have been delimited. Biosecurity measures, the census of farms and their health surveillance are reinforced. Poultry from affected farms are slaughtered, as well as those from neighboring farms as a preventive measure.

In addition, epidemiological investigations are carried out to determine the origin of outbreaks and the viral strains involved. The results of these investigations will be used to consolidate control actions.

Additional measures up to 20 kilometers around the outbreaks

Faced with the scale of the contamination, additional measures are also implemented in an additional restricted area (ZRS) within a radius of between ten to twenty kilometers around the outbreaks. The creation of this zone aims to create a sanitary barrier to contain contamination with regular screenings in all farms.


https://www.lejournaltoulousain.fr/...e-foyers-grippe-aviaire-detectes-gers-208899/

 

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THE SITUATION IN THE GERS

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05/18/2023

Following confirmation by the NRL of the highly pathogenic nature of the Avian Influenza virus detected on 9 farms in the municipalities of Bigourdan, Eauze, Castillon Debats, Monclar, Lupiac, Pouydraguin, the regulated zoning is changing in the Gers department.

The number of confirmed outbreaks amounts to 33 outbreaks. There are currently 3 clinical suspicions in the municipalities of Ayzieu, Lupiac and Castillon Debats and 7 analytical suspicions in the municipalities of Beaumarchés, Loubedat, Lelin Lapujolle, Maupas.

Download the list of municipalities dated May 18
Download the prefectural decree

The greatest vigilance is required on the movement of animals, vehicles, equipment, and people, even outside regulated areas.

It is imperative:
- that biosecurity rules (ND of vehicles, dedicated outfits/changes/even showers when entering and leaving farms, etc.) and sheltering are strictly respected, - to stop any intervention
not essential in breeding,
- to regularly apply quicklime around livestock buildings and on passageways,
- that breeders and owners of poultry do not go to other farms,
- that no gathering of poultry/bird breeders/keepers does not occur,
- that hunters do not enter a poultry farm and avoid contact with poultry/bird breeders, as the virus is certainly already present in the environment.
- that all poultry farming and all movement be declared in an electronic database.
Any clinical suspicion (including drop in consumption) must be immediately reported to a health veterinarian.
Biosecurity is only effective if there is a combination of the different measures.
Failure to comply with the measures exposes you to criminal and/or administrative sanctions (compensation).
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The virus is very present in the environment.



​https://gers.chambre-agriculture.fr.../influenza-aviaire/la-situation-dans-le-gers/

 

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France - High pathogenicity avian influenza viruses (poultry) (Inf. with) - Follow up report 67

GENERAL INFORMATION
COUNTRY/TERRITORY OR ZONE
ZONE

ANIMAL TYPE
TERRESTRIAL

DISEASE CATEGORY
Listed disease

EVENT ID
4116

DISEASE
High pathogenicity avian influenza viruses (poultry) (Inf. with)

CAUSAL AGENT
Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus

GENOTYPE / SEROTYPE / SUBTYPE
H5N1

START DATE
2021/11/21

REASON FOR NOTIFICATION
Recurrence of an eradicated disease

DATE OF LAST OCCURRENCE
2017/03/21

CONFIRMATION DATE
2021/11/26

EVENT STATUS
On-going

END DATE
-

SELF-DECLARATION
NO

REPORT INFORMATION
REPORT NUMBER
Follow-up report 67

REPORT ID
FUR_160878

REPORT REFERENCE
-

REPORT DATE
2023/05/19

REPORT STATUS
Validated

NO EVOLUTION REPORT
-

EPIDEMIOLOGY
SOURCE OF EVENT OR ORIGIN OF INFECTION
Unknown or inconclusive

EPIDEMIOLOGICAL COMMENTS
The origin of the infection is unknown at this time.

QUANTITATIVE DATA SUMMARY
MEASURING UNIT
Animal

SpeciesSusceptibleCasesDeathsKilled and Disposed ofSlaughtered/ Killed for commercial useVaccinated
Birds (DOMESTIC)
NEW 221977 209272 375 221602 0 0
TOTAL 21172831 17155183 437621 21191186 0 0
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NEW OUTBREAKS

OB_118937 - IA20231018 - SAINT-MAURICE-SUR-ADOUR (40275)
OB_118936 - IA20231000 - MONTGAILLARD (40195)
OB_118935 - IA20231002 - GRENADE-SUR-L'ADOUR (40117)
OB_118934 - IA20230985 - CAZÈRES-SUR-L'ADOUR (40080)
OB_118933 - IA20230982 - SAINT-GEIN (40259)
OB_118930 - IA20231019 - CAZAUBON (32096)
OB_118929 - IA20231017 - CASTELNAVET (32081)
OB_118927 - IA20231016 - LELIN-LAPUJOLLE (32209)
OB_118926 - IA20231012 - LOUBÉDAT (32214)
OB_118925 - IA20231010 - GÉE-RIVIÈRE (32145)
OB_118924 - IA20230998 - LUPIAC (32219)
OB_118922 - IA20230994 - AYZIEU (32025)
OB_118921 - IA20230990 - CASTILLON-DEBATS (32088)
OB_118920 - IA20230989 - LUPIAC (32219)
OB_118919 - IA20230987 - CASTILLON-DEBATS (32088)
OB_118918 - IA20230986 - MONCLAR (32264)
OB_118917 - IA20230984 - DÉMU (32115)
OB_118916 - IA20230979 - EAUZE (32119)
OB_118915 - IA20230975 - LUPIAC (32219)
OB_118914 - IA20230972 - POUYDRAGUIN (32325)
OB_118910 - IA20230971 - LOUBÉDAT (32214)
OB_118907 - IA20230970 - DÉMU (32115)
OB_118717 - IA20230968 - HONTANX (40127)
OB_118687 - IA20230962 - MAURRIN (40175)
OB_118677 - IA20230955 - MAURRIN (40175)
OB_118641 - IA20230967 - MANCIET (32227)
OB_118640 - IA20230965 - LE HOUGA (32155)
OB_118553 - IA20230954 - LOUBÉDAT (32214)
OB_118552 - IA20230952 - FUSTÉROUAU (32135)
OB_118551 - IA20230947 - POUYDRAGUIN (32325)
OB_118549 - IA20230923 - LE VIGNAU (40329)
OB_118547 - IA20230944 - SALLES-D'ARMAGNAC (32408)
OB_118546 - IA20230940 - LE VIGNAU (40329)
OB_118545 - IA20230932 - SAINT-MARTIN-D'ARMAGNAC (32390)
OB_118544 - IA20230930 - MAUCOR (64370)
OB_118543 - IA20230929 - SAUVAGNON (64511)

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Avian flu: 900,000 animals slaughtered in the South West in May… “the seriousness of this crisis is being played out today”

ANIMALS While the arrival of ducklings on farms should take place in June, avian flu is accelerating in the South West and could have catastrophic consequences on end-of-year production and the economy during the holidays.

20 Minutes with AFP
Published on 05/22/23 at 5:50 p.m.

Avian flu, present early in the South-West, continues to accelerate its progression with more than 50 outbreaks recorded in duck and chicken farms, particularly in the Gers.
900,000 animals were slaughtered in one month in the Southwest.

Producers and breeders are worried about the end of year celebrations and the future of their economic sector.

It rages and does not tend to disappear. Breeders who were already suffering the consequences of the avian flu crises in seven years are still a little more worried about their future: ducklings slaughtered, impossibility of producing foie gras for the holidays and danger for the economic sector... Avian flu is causing damage to producers. Some had also decided to change paths out of spite. And the phenomenon is, apparently, not about to fade.

It reappeared early in the South-West in early May and continues to accelerate its progression with more than 50 outbreaks recorded in duck and chicken farms, in particular in the Gers, we were told. learned from consistent sources on Monday. »

“A real viral fire”

“We are in the management of a huge crisis, a real viral fire,” Bernard Malabirade, president of the Gers chamber of agriculture , told AFP, where 41 outbreaks of avian flu have been counted.


In the neighboring department of Landes, fourteen outbreaks have been detected, according to figures from the agricultural union Modef, against only four on May 17. "The contamination is massive," commented the union on Monday.

According to Modef, 900,000 animals have been slaughtered in Gers, Landes and Pyrénées-Atlantiques in the South West since the beginning of May, which makes it “a major crisis and not just a resurgence of the virus. “says Christophe Mesplède, vice-president of the union in the Landes.

In the Gers, where the situation is “evolving” according to Bernard Malabirade, a new epicenter has appeared near Masseube, in the south of the department, where several outbreaks have been detected.


“Christmas is played now”

“The situation is not good, it is even out of control”, explains Mr. Malabirade. "The virus previously concentrated in the west of the department is now spreading to the south," confirmed the Gers prefecture to AFP in reference to the first cases spotted near the Landes in early May.

The epizootic calmed down in March and April, before resuming much earlier than usual. While the arrival of the ducklings in the farms must take place in June, the breeders are already worried about the end-of-year production, essential to maintaining the economy of the sector. “ Christmas is being played out now and the seriousness of this crisis is being played out today. If the depopulation continues, we are dead”, underlines Mélanie Martin, president of Modef.

During this 2022-23 epizootic, six million poultry were slaughtered in France according to the Ministry of Agriculture , after the slaughter of 22 million poultry in 2021-2022.

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Avian flu: 48 outbreaks identified in the Gers, the epizootic is spreading to the south of the department

Published on 05/23/2023 at 12:23
Vincent Couet-Lannes

The essential Already well established in the western part, avian influenza is gaining ground in the department with a new outbreak recently detected in Masseube.

The days pass and the situation seems more and more out of control. Since the return of the virus noted at the beginning of the month in two farms located in Couloumé-Mondebat and Manciet, the avian influenza epizootic has continued to spread in the department (48 outbreaks recorded on 22 May) and more generally in the South-West, the Landes being also particularly affected (at least 16 outbreaks detected). According to the Modef union, 900,000 animals have already been slaughtered in the area.

On Sunday May 21, a new outbreak was confirmed by the health authorities in Masseube, within a short-chain waterfowl farm. Until then preserved, the south of the department is therefore affected in turn by the virus. Very bad news for the sector. “We are under terrible pressure, book Bernard Malabirade, the president of the Gers Chamber of Agriculture. The pressure is evolving, the area too. There is a lot of concern because there are depopulations 10 km away. There, it's a lot of misunderstanding for breeders."

"We must first stabilize the situation"

In this anxiety-provoking context, the implementation of vaccination is more than ever at the center of discussions. As a reminder, the Minister of Agriculture and Food Sovereignty announced during his visit to Barcelonne-du-Gers in February , a deployment of the vaccine in September, a schedule which should be kept according to MP Jean-René Cazeneuve. “ I am hopeful that the vaccination will actually start on September 15,” he said, while being reassuring about compensation for slaughtered poultry. " We have encouraging decisions on the fact that the percentage of payment of the VMO (Editor's note: objective market value of the animals) is increased for the breeders who are affected."

For breeders, time is running out. "In my opinion, September is already too far, underlines Bernard Malabirade. It may be necessary to consider that an area can benefit from the first doses produced this summer, if they are available."

In the meantime, it is a question of limiting the damage as much as possible. “ Honestly, we are so in the fire that it is really too early to speculate on recoveries, agrees Bernard Malabirade. For the moment, we must first stabilize the situation, and this is not the case. a fire, we think of rebuilding when the flames are extinguished. Today, the flames are far from being extinguished, with a lot of effort on the part of everyone, breeders and administration to try to contain this fire."

https://www.ladepeche.fr/2023/05/23...otie-gagne-le-sud-du-departement-11213769.php
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France - High pathogenicity avian influenza viruses (poultry) (Inf. with) - Follow up report 69

GENERAL INFORMATION
COUNTRY/TERRITORY OR ZONE
ZONE

ANIMAL TYPE
TERRESTRIAL

DISEASE CATEGORY
Listed disease

EVENT ID
4116

DISEASE
High pathogenicity avian influenza viruses (poultry) (Inf. with)

CAUSAL AGENT
Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus

GENOTYPE / SEROTYPE / SUBTYPE
H5N1

START DATE
2021/11/21

REASON FOR NOTIFICATION
Recurrence of an eradicated disease

DATE OF LAST OCCURRENCE
2017/03/21

CONFIRMATION DATE
2021/11/26

EVENT STATUS
On-going

END DATE
-

SELF-DECLARATION
NO

REPORT INFORMATION
REPORT NUMBER
Follow-up report 69

REPORT ID
FUR_161165

REPORT REFERENCE
-

REPORT DATE
2023/06/02

REPORT STATUS
Validated

NO EVOLUTION REPORT
-

EPIDEMIOLOGY
SOURCE OF EVENT OR ORIGIN OF INFECTION
Unknown or inconclusive

EPIDEMIOLOGICAL COMMENTS
The origin of the infection is unknown at this time.

QUANTITATIVE DATA SUMMARY
MEASURING UNIT
Animal

SpeciesSusceptibleCasesDeathsKilled and Disposed ofSlaughtered/ Killed for commercial useVaccinated
Birds (DOMESTIC)
NEW 106545 11532 21 74934 0 0
TOTAL 21414200 17232257 443247 21395289 0 0
...

NEW OUTBREAKS

OB_119749 - IA20231147 - MIRAMONT-SENSACQ (40185) TYPE *...
OB_119748 - IA20231124 - LALANNE (65249)
OB_119747 - IA20231139 - SÉGOS (32424)
OB_119746 - IA20231125 - SAINT-ARAILLES (32360)
OB_119685 - IA20231135 - MONTESQUIOU (32285)
OB_119404 - IA20231127 - SAINT-GEIN (40259)
OB_119403 - IA20231111 - PUYOL-CAZALET (40239)
OB_119402 - IA20231099 - SAUVIAC (32419)
OB_119399 - IA20231085 - MONTESQUIOU (32285)

...

https://wahis.woah.org/#/in-review/4116





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