PARIS (Sputnik) – A case of bird flu (avian influenza) has been confirmed in France’s Corsica and specific measures have been introduced to limit the spread of the infection, the country’s Agriculture and Food Ministry has stated.
According to the statement, the outbreak of the bird flu (strain H5N8) was detected in Haute-Corse (Upper Corsica), at the pet department of a garden center located near Bastia, after abnormal deaths were observed among poultry.
Specific measures to monitor and limit movement around the Haute-Corse outbreak were introduced and an investigation is underway into its origins.
According to the agriculture ministry, the H5N8 avian influenza strain isolated in Corsica appears to be similar to a strain currently circulating in the Netherlands. This virus is not transmissible to humans.
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