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Spain Orders Poultry Confinement in 1,199 Municipalities as Avian Flu Controls Tighten

Officials attribute the escalation to a higher risk from wild-bird circulation.

Overview

  • Measures take effect Monday, Nov. 10, under full activation of Order APA/2442/2006.
  • Spain reports 14 outbreaks in poultry, 68 in wild birds, and 5 in captive birds.
  • Restrictions prohibit outdoor rearing unless netting or barriers block wild-bird access and require feed and water to be kept under cover.
  • Authorities ban mixing ducks or geese with other poultry and forbid the use of anseriformes and charadriiformes as decoys.
  • Poultry and captive birds are barred from animal markets, fairs, exhibitions, and cultural events, and regions may add stricter measures, with 138 municipalities affected in Valencia and 18 in Castilla-La Mancha.