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Thursday, November 10, 2022

France orders poultry indoors as bird flu risk level raised to "high"




France orders poultry indoors as bird flu risk level raised to "high"



France has detected a rise in bird flu outbreaks in the past weeks after experiencing its worst-ever bird flu crisis between November and May. —Reuters pic

Thursday, 10 Nov 2022 6:01 PM MYT


PARIS, Nov 10 — France raised its risk level regarding bird flu to “high” from “moderate”, it said in a decree published in the official journal today, thereby forcing poultry farms to keep birds indoors across the country.

France has detected a rise in bird flu outbreaks in the past weeks after experiencing its worst-ever bird flu crisis between November and May, with over 19 million animals being culled to stem a severe strain of the disease. — Reuters


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