Overview

• The national strategy mandates full herd culling at any detected infection site, establishment of 50-kilometer regulated perimeters, and compulsory vaccination within those zones
• Authorities reported 26 confirmed infection sites in the departments of Savoie and Haute-Savoie as of July 17
• Unidose vaccines imported from South Africa have reached France and inoculations are scheduled to begin at the start of next week
• Activists from the Confédération paysanne continue to block access to infected farms and prefecture sources report that some veterinarians have faced threats during interventions
• A decree published in the Journal officiel provides full state indemnification for culled animals, destroyed products, cleaning and disinfection operations, and veterinary services