Updated on 07/01/2025
Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) is an infectious viral animal disease, highly contagious, transmissible to all species of birds, domestic or wild.
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| Any information relating to the presence of dead wild birds must be transmitted without delay to the OFB (02.32.52.05.08 / sd27@o fb .gouv.fr) and any abnormal bird mortalityx breeding or domestics at the DDPP (02.32.39.83.00 / [email protected]). |
Faced with the evolution of HPAI cases in wildlife and on livestock farms, France is placed at “high” risk since November 9, 2024.
The transition to “high” risk generalizes the following prevention measures throughout the metropolitan territory:
Every keeper of poultry has obligations in terms of applying biosecurity measures for the prevention of avian influenza. Everyone is concerned, whether they are professionals or not..
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These prevention measures complement the compulsory vaccination campaign launched in France since October 1, 2023 and renewed in 2024, for commercial farms keeping more than 250 ducks.. Surveillance, biosecurity and vaccination are complementary pillars of HPAI prevention.
| As a reminder, the consumption of meat, foie gras and eggs and more generally any poultry-based food product does not present any risk for humans. |
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Updated 01/07/2025:
A second outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza has been confirmed on a commercial poultry farm in Épaignes. This is the farm which has already been subject to preventive depopulation followed by an initial cleaning and disinfection operation.
To avoid any risk of spread to other farms, the regulated zone already established around the Poterie-Mathieu outbreak since December 28, 2024 is extended to the following municipalities, around the municipality of Épaignes:
The new municipalities affected by a protection zone, within a 3 km radius, are: Le Bois-Hellain, La Chapelle-Bayvel, Martainville, Saint-Symphorien and Vannecrocq (these municipalities were previously in a surveillance zone).
The new municipalities affected by a surveillance zone, in the zone between 3 and 10 km are: Beuzeville, Boulleville, La Lande-Saint-Léger, Saint-Maclou, Saint-Sulpice-de-Grimbouville and Le Torpt.
Updated 03/01/2025
A commercial farm located in Épaignes, with a strong epidemiological link with the outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza identified at Poterie-Mathieu (27) and Équemauville (14), was subject to preventive depopulation on December 31, 2024 in order to prevent any risk of spreading the virus.
Furthermore, an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza was confirmed on December 28, 2024 in a commercial poultry farm located in Équemauville (14), near Honfleur.
3 municipalities in the Eure department are affected by the surveillance zone: Fatouville-Grestain, Fiquefleur-Équainville and Manneville-la-Raoult.
Updated 30/12/2024
An outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza was confirmed on December 27, 2024 in a commercial operation keeping poultry in La Poterie-Mathieu.
As part of measures to combat the spread of the virus, an operation to depopulate poultry from the farm concerned was carried out on December 28, 2024 as well as an initial cleaning and disinfection operation.
To avoid any risk of spread to other farms, regulated protection zones, 3 km around the outbreak, and surveillance zones, between 3 and 10 km around the outbreak, have been set up. State services are continuing surveillance in the restricted zone around the outbreak.
