The British Department of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DAERA) is extending control measures until the end of February, while France has ordered preventative culls in its poultry heartland.
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Netherlands, the UK and Belgium have reported new cases in the first two weeks of December as part of the ongoing EU-wide Salmonella outbreak linked to eggs.
The Chief Veterinary Officer for Northern Ireland (NI), Robert J Huey, has declared an Avian Influenza Prevention Zone and suspension of poultry gatherings in NI in light of the heightened risk of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza H5N8 in the UK.
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Less than 10% of chicken and just over 3% of turkey sold fresh in retail stores were found to be contaminated with Campylobacter, according to a Finnish study.
Poultry producers have been ordered to keep their birds indoors for 30 days, in a bid to protect the industry from a “devastating” outbreak of avian flu.
Ten countries have reported 152 confirmed and 216 probable cases of Salmonella enteritidis linked to a Polish egg packing centre.