Overview
- Reinforced measures take effect Monday, November 10, placing high‑risk and special‑surveillance areas under mandatory housing for poultry.
- Coverage spans 1,199 municipalities nationwide, including 138 in Valencia, 16 in Madrid and 18 in Castilla‑La Mancha, with regional authorities charged with implementation.
- Rules ban outdoor rearing, the mixing of ducks or geese with other poultry, the use of anseriform and charadriiform decoys, and the presence of birds at fairs, exhibitions and similar events.
- Authorized exceptions require barriers such as mesh covers, feeding and watering inside protected shelters, and treatment of any water sources accessible to wild birds.
- Authorities report 14 outbreaks in poultry, 68 in wild birds and five in captive birds; they stress that human risk is very low, cooked meat and eggs remain safe, surveillance is reinforced, and early price pressure on eggs has been observed without reported shortages.