Concern! The largest bird flu outbreak in the history of European outbreaks, affecting 37 countries! near

On October 5, the topic of #Largest bird flu in the history of outbreaks in Europe was on the hot search.
According to CCTV News, a recent study published by the European Center for Disease Control and Prevention shows that between June and August 2022, the highly pathogenic avian influenza virus detected in wild birds in EU countries reached an unprecedented high level
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The breeding grounds of seabirds along the Atlantic coast have been particularly affected
.
The study reports that the number of infections at poultry farms from June to September this year is five times higher than last year, when 1.
9 million farm poultry were culled
, the study reported.
The European Center for Disease
Control and Prevention said that influenza outbreaks in animals could have serious economic impacts on the farming industry and could pose a threat to public health because some variants of the virus can be transmitted to humans
.
The health agency assessed that the risk of infection is low for the average person and low to moderate for
people who are in regular contact with birds and birds, such as farm workers.
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affecting 37 countries, the largest bird flu in the history of European outbreaks RgL China Feed Industry Information Network - Based on feed, serving livestock According to reference news, the European Center for Disease
Control and Prevention (ECDC) issued a warning on October 3 that Europe is experiencing the largest highly pathogenic avian influenza outbreak on record, and the number of cases and geographical distribution range have set a record for history
。 The latest data from the ECDC and the European Food Safety Authority show that there have been 2467 poultry outbreaks to date, 48 million poultry have been culled in the affected sites, and 187 cases of captive poultry and 3573 cases of
wild animals have been detected.
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The geographical distribution of the epidemic is "unprecedented", affecting 37 European countries
from Svalbard (located in the Norwegian Arctic) to southern Portugal and eastern Ukraine.
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Although the number of recorded cases has reached a record high and has spread to a variety of mammals, the overall risk to the population remains at a low level
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People who work in direct contact with infected animals are slightly at higher
risk.

However, the ECDC reminds that influenza viruses in animal species can infect humans sporadically and have the potential to seriously affect public health, as was the case with the
H1N1 pandemic in 2009.
Andrea Amun, Director of the ECDC on Feed-Based Feed, Livestock Feed, RgL
China Feed Industry Information Network, noted in an announcement: "It is vital that clinicians, laboratory experts and health experts in the animal and human fields collaborate and maintain a coordinated approach
.
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Amon stressed that surveillance must be maintained in order to detect influenza virus infections "as quickly as possible" and carry out risk assessment and public health actions
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The ECDC also highlighted the importance of
safety and hygiene measures in work where contact with animals cannot be avoided.
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The United States has also been hit hard by avian influenza, the Russian-Ukrainian conflict has further pushed up the global egg price RgL China feed industry information network - based on feed, serving livestock According to Xinhua News Agency's
previous report, Reuters estimated based on US federal and local government data, the US commercial farm this year broke out the worst bird flu epidemic since 2015, losing more than 19 million layer chickens, It accounts for about 6%
of the total number of chickens.
The Associated Press reported that there have been outbreaks of bird flu in 24 states in the United States this year, affecting chickens, ducks and turkeys
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It is understood that France, the largest egg supplier in the European Union, is now suffering from the worst bird flu outbreak, with about 8% of the laying hens culled
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Some industry analysts say that when the 2015 bird flu outbreak in the United States increased the number of eggs imported from European countries such as France, Italy and Spain, and imports are no longer an option
to increase supply.
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Livestock A reporter tracking the egg market situation of the US company Erna-Barry said: "The overall shortage (of egg supply) is becoming a global problem.
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Unfortunately, everyone today faces a supply shortage
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It is understood that the EU has mainly imported eggs from Ukraine in recent years, and eggs from Ukraine account for about half of the total number of eggs imported by the EU, far exceeding the United States
.
Ukrainian government statistics show that Ukraine will produce 14.
1 billion eggs in 2021
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Russia launched a special military operation
against Ukraine on February 24.
Due to the impact of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, the supply chains of many egg suppliers in Europe and the Middle East have been disrupted and they are trying to find new sources
.
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Santosh Kumar, an egg importer in the United Arab Emirates, said that he has not been able to understand the logistics situation from Ukraine to the UAE in the past two weeks and is currently trying to find a way to import eggs
from Turkey.
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Labor shortage, high energy prices and poultry feed prices have put food industry practitioners under pressure, and now facing the impact of the avian influenza epidemic superimposed on the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, food industry practitioners are bitter
.
RgL China Feed Industry Information Network - Based on Feed, Serving Livestock Marcus Rust, CEO of Rose Field Farms
, the second largest egg supplier in
the United States, said: "The entire industry is in general panic.
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Eggs
photographed at a supermarket in Millbrae, San Francisco Bay Area, USA.
Xinhua News Agency (Photo by Li Jianguo)

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