More than 50 outbreaks of avian flu have been identified in duck and chicken farms. The episode, which has lasted since last winter, had a short lull in March and April before starting again during the month of May.
900,000 animals have been slaughtered in the Landes, Gers and Pyrénées-Atlantiques since the beginning of May, making it "a major crisis" "The situation is not good, it is even out of control," says Bernard Malabirade, president of Gers Chamber of Agriculture.