Overview

• More than 285,000 cattle in Savoie, Haute-Savoie, Ain and Isère are scheduled for ring vaccination with South African doses that arrived ahead of schedule.
• Authorities maintain 50-km livestock movement bans and systematic culling orders for any herd with an infected animal, backed by state indemnities for losses and disposal costs.
• Farmers such as Pierre-Jean Duchêne have set up blockades and refuse herd euthanasia, challenging the one-size-fits-all eradication policy.
• Vaccinated bovines must observe a 21-day waiting period before full protection against nodular dermatitis takes effect, leaving some herds vulnerable.
• Outbreaks have reached 27 confirmed sites since late June as veterinary services continue surveillance and containment efforts.