The choice, taken by the agriculture ministry, was revealed within the Official Journal on Tuesday.
Avian influenza, generally generally known as chook flu, has led to the culling of tons of of tens of millions birds worldwide lately. It often strikes throughout autumn and winter and has been spreading in lots of European international locations previously weeks, together with Germany, the Netherlands and Belgium.
France stated final week that it had detected a primary chook flu outbreak on a farm this season in Brittany, within the northwest of the nation.
The “excessive” threat stage implies that each one poultry ought to be stored inside on farms and extra safety measures taken to keep away from a ramification of the illness.
Though the chook flu is innocent in meals, its unfold is a priority for governments and the poultry trade because of the devastation it may well trigger to flocks, the potential for commerce restrictions and a threat of human transmission. To counter the illness, France launched a vaccination marketing campaign in early October, initially restricted to geese, which may simply transmit the virus with out exhibiting signs.
