Illustration of a young barnacle goose.
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Avian flu has already affected several farms in the Landes as well as in Vendée and Deux-Sèvres.
Brittany is not spared by the epidemic with the discovery in recent days of two cases of avian influenza.
At the beginning of December, a first case had already been detected on a wild goose barnacle at Riantec near Lorient.
The Morbihan prefecture indicates this Wednesday that a second case has been confirmed in a new barnacle goose found dead on the coast of the town of Saint-Armel in the Gulf of Morbihan.
“No professional breeding is affected,” indicates the prefecture, which is trying, in the midst of a health crisis, to reassure the population.
"This virus only affects birds, it is not transmissible to humans," she says.
Brittany is a migration corridor for wild birds
In an attempt to curb the spread of the virus, the prefect of the Brittany region, however, calls on breeders as well as individuals holding poultry or birds to be extremely vigilant.
“Brittany constitutes a corridor for the migration of wild birds crossing French territory,” he says.
Farms in our region and captive birds of individuals are therefore particularly exposed to the risk of contamination ”.
In order to avoid any contact between migrating birds and poultry in the backyard, the prefecture therefore strongly advises individuals to "confine the birds or install a protective net above their enclosure".
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