France raises bird flu risk level to maximum

France has increased the risk of bird flu to its maximum this Friday due to infections migratory birds, which means, first of all, keeping animals on farms.

In a decree published in the Official Gazette, the Ministry of Agriculture states that the risk level exceeds from “medium” to “high”

all over the country.

This means that farmed birds are more 50 animals They must be protected, and food and water must also be protected.

This is done to provide access to migratory birds. food or drink and thus cross contamination occurs.

According to the latest information published on November 4 online Department of Agriculture, Nine outbreaks of bird flu have been identified in France, all since August 12 and all in the Brittany region (northwest).

The country was already at risk level”high“from December 2023 to April this year, when it was reduced to”minor“. However, it had to be raised to “moderate“October 16.

This was done despite the fact that the number of detected cases of infection in both wild and farmed animals was increasing, especially in Eastern Europe, but also in other neighboring countries such as Germany and Italy.