{"id":36795,"date":"2022-10-05T10:06:22","date_gmt":"2022-10-05T08:06:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kersia-group.com\/blog\/2022\/10\/05\/2021-2022-largest-seasonal-epidemic-ever-in-europe-of-avian-influenza-2\/"},"modified":"2023-01-04T10:08:45","modified_gmt":"2023-01-04T09:08:45","slug":"2021-2022-largest-seasonal-epidemic-ever-in-europe-of-avian-influenza-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kersia-group.com\/it\/blog\/2022\/10\/05\/2021-2022-largest-seasonal-epidemic-ever-in-europe-of-avian-influenza-2\/","title":{"rendered":"2021-2022 – largest seasonal epidemic ever in Europe of Avian influenza"},"content":{"rendered":"

2021-2022 – largest seasonal epidemic ever in Europe of Avian influenza<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

According to EFSA\u2019s (European Food Safety Authority), 2021-2022 was the season with the largest number (around 5,300) of reported cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in poultry, captive and wild birds in 36 EU\/EEA countries and the UK. Almost 2400 detections in domestic poultry caused a culling of 46 million birds. <\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cMore than half of the outbreaks in poultry farms in Europe were due to secondary spread, from infected poultry to other poultry farms.<\/span>\u201d <\/strong>1)<\/sup><\/strong><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

But what can be done to prevent your farm from being affected in the future? <\/strong><\/p>\n

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Preventive actions and biosecurity measures are essential!<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Increased vigilance<\/strong>, training<\/strong> and targeted biosecurity<\/strong> measures enhance your chances to avoid a HPAI outbreak at your farm. <\/strong>It is essential to ensure the protection of the animals with regards to all the external sources and entrants \u2013 by means of limiting access and if not possible, by means of a secured access by following strict biosecurity measures:<\/p>\n

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