Overview
- The Agriculture Ministry has reinforced containment measures that require indoor housing of flocks in over a thousand municipalities and stepped-up surveillance in high-risk areas.
- Asturias has prohibited outdoor rearing in eight municipalities and suspended fairs, markets and other animal gatherings to curb transmission.
- More than 2.5 million birds have been culled in recent months as new outbreaks are confirmed across provinces including Valladolid, Huelva, Toledo, Badajoz, Guadalajara and Madrid.
- Consumer group Facua reports egg prices have risen about 31% over the past year, and the agriculture minister has asked producers and retailers not to speculate on prices.
- Health experts urge strict biosecurity and avoiding contact with sick or dead wild birds, noting there is no documented sustained human-to-human transmission in Europe.