The health situation concerning the avian flu detected in Saint-Hilaire-des-Loges, commune of Vendée, bordering Deux-Sèvres has recently gone from a “evolving situation” to one “stabilized situation“indicates the prefecture in a new decree published on January 27. Game birds can therefore be hunted again, but the ban on shooting waterfowl and hunting in wetlands in certain eight municipalities of the departments. concerns Ardin, Le Busseau, Coulonges sur l’Autize, Puy Hardy, Saint-Maixent de Beugné, Saint Laurs, Saint Pompain and partially the territory of the municipality of Beugnon-Thireuil (only the territory of the former municipality of La Chapelle – Thireuil).
As Guy Guédon, president of the Deux-Sèvres hunters’ federation, points out, health safety rules must be respected by hunters and more broadly by all users, such as “the disinfection of boots and carrying equipment of shot birds.” It is also necessary to ensure “cleaning clothing used for hunting and managing hunting waste [pour ne pas créer] risk of contamination [avec] other birds”recalls Mr. Guédon.
“No risk does not exist”
Overall, the president of the federation of hunters of Deux-Sèvres wants everyone to bring a “very careful when returning from hunting”for’ “avoid contact with domestic birds [que les chasseurs] might have at home.” All these rules because despite a small risk of spread, “No risk does not exist”, indicates the president.
In the Landes, a situation still developing
If the situation is stable in Vendée, in the Landes, avian flu continues to spread. Indeed, on January 26, out of 286 contaminated farms, 183 outbreaks were detected in the Landes department. “Currently, the birds are migrating north”warns Guy Guédon and although the Deux-Sèvres department is not “under a very important migration corridor”, the Vendée, it has “wetlands and marshes”. Areas of choice for birds.