France has culled 16 million poultry since the outbreak of the bird flu epidemic, said France’s Ministry of Agriculture on Monday.
In one of the most severe bird flu outbreaks in years, nearly 1400 sites have reported cases, including 850 in the “Vendée”, considered strategic by the ministry because it is home to many farms that raise chickens.
According to the AFP news agency, since the first case was detected in northern France at the end of November, “the virus has spread to 1,364 farms, more than half in the west of the country, where the authorities carried out mass sacrifices, even of healthy animals as a preventive measure.”
Last year, nearly 500 sites reported bird flu cases, and 3.5 million animals – mainly ducks – were culled.
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