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And new outbreak of avian influenza highly pathogenic (HPAI) was confirmed on Saturday November 2, according to a press release from the Morbihan prefecture, in a poultry farm in Evellys. » Depopulation (slaughter, editor’s note) is underway. A epidemiological investigation is carried out in order to find the probable origin of the contamination “, details the prefecture.

After Moréac the week before, it’s a new hard blow for breeders who leads the prefect, in order to prevent the introduction of the virus into farms, to extend the “restricted protection and surveillance zone within a radius of 3 and 10 km around contaminated establishments.

Twenty municipalities concerned

Thus, the municipalities concerned within a radius of 3 km around the contaminated establishments are: Moreac, Evellys, Plumeliau-Bieuzy, Réguiny. The municipalities in whole or in part concerned by the 10 km zone, in addition to the 4 municipalities mentioned

previously, are: Bignan, Buléon, Crédin, Kerfourn, Lantillac, Locminé, Moustoir-Ac, Guénin, La Chapelle-Neuve, Noyal-Pontivy, Pleugriffet, Plumelin, Radenac, Saint-Allouestre, Saint-Thuriau.

In this last zone, two areas of epidemiological surveillance are set up. On the one hand on wildlife:

the services of the French Biodiversity Office (OFB) supported by the departmental federation of hunters, are responsible for control of wild bird collection found dead for analysis, using the surveillance network for causes of wildlife mortality (SAGIR network).

And on the other hand on poultry farms: it is carried out census of all places of detention of poultry, commercial or non-commercial operations, and other captive birds in connection with town halls. Monitoring and monitoring of

agricultural operations are carried out by health veterinarians who will carry out a systematic visit.

Finally, the prefecture reminds that gatherings of poultry or other captive birds such as fairs, markets and

Exhibitions are prohibited in protection zones and surveillance zones.

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