No weekend in Madine.
The Meusiens or other Lorraine neighbors who had planned a little getaway to the lake will have to be patient.
Several swans, about sixty, died of avian flu on the site, access to which was therefore prohibited to prevent any spread of the virus to domestic poultry.
“A significant swan mortality has been observed for a few days on Lake Madine.
The analyzes carried out highlight the strain of avian influenza type H5, which has been present in Europe for several months, ”explained the prefectures of Meuse and Meurthe-et-Moselle, the lake being located between Nancy and Verdun.
High risk "
On November 5, a decree passed the risk relating to avian influenza in metropolitan France to "high", implying that all poultry farms lock up their animals to avoid contact with migratory birds, potentially carriers of the avian influenza virus. highly pathogenic (HPAI), commonly known as avian influenza, not transmissible to humans.
Hunting, fishing and boating are also prohibited in the same area.
People who find dead birds are also asked not to touch them.
Last winter, France had identified nearly 500 outbreaks of avian influenza in poultry farms, mainly in the South-West, which had resulted in the slaughter of more than 3.5 million poultry, mainly ducks. .
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