Bird flu: Some 2 million ducks are annihilated in France

In addition to the pandemic of COVID-19, France is also struggling with the bird flu epidemic, where about 2 million ducks were destroyed in the country because of the flu.

France's Agriculture Minister Julien Denormandie announced that cases of bird flu have been reported in 8 regions southwest of the country.

The flu of birds has been discovered in about 390 farms. The best solution to this is to eliminate birds from spreading the virus. That's why some 2 million ducks were destroyed”, Denormandie said.

Stressing that bird flu does not pass on to people, he said chicken, eggs, and ducks could be consumed. In November because of the passage of migratory birds in the country, in 45 regions that were endangered from being infected with virus, birds were seized in quarantine or protected by safety grids against infecting the bird virus. The sale of live birds in the market was also prohibited, and the hunting of birds by hunters.

Millions of animals were destroyed in the southwest regions of France during the winter of 2015-2016 and 2016-2017 after twice the bird flu was discovered. France lost millions of dollars in exports due to epidemics.