France orders birds indoors as bird flu gets closer
PARIS, Feb 15, 2006 (AFP)
The French government on Wednesday ordered all poultry and tame birds to be kept indoors, as the deadly strain of bird flu continued its spread through Europe.
All farm ducks and geese are also to be vaccinated in three departments on the Atlantic coast to prevent their contamination from wild birds, Agriculture Minister Dominique Bussereau announced after an interministerial meeting.
France is Europe's biggest poultry producer, with free-range birds accounting for 17 percent of its production — as well as western Europe's main crossroads for migratory birds, potential carriers of the deadly virus.
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The French government on Wednesday ordered all poultry and tame birds to be kept indoors, as the deadly strain of bird flu continued its spread through Europe.
All farm ducks and geese are also to be vaccinated in three departments on the Atlantic coast to prevent their contamination from wild birds, Agriculture Minister Dominique Bussereau announced after an interministerial meeting.
France is Europe's biggest poultry producer, with free-range birds accounting for 17 percent of its production — as well as western Europe's main crossroads for migratory birds, potential carriers of the deadly virus.
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