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The Basque Government calls on farms to comply with measures to combat avian influenza

The Department of Food, Rural Development, Agriculture and Fisheries will convene an urgent meeting with representatives of the sector and institutions in the coming days to monitor the situation.

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The Basque Governmentcalls on those responsible for the farms to comply with the measures established to prevent the spread of avian influenza:  has been declared a SpecialRisk and Surveillance Zone in the areas, A is ordered to strengthen biosafety measures and confine birds. 

In order to monitor the situation, the Department of Food, Rural Development, Agriculture and Fisheries will convene an urgent meeting in the next few days, in which representatives of the sector and the institutions will be called to participate. The aim is to measure the impact of the measures, analyse alternatives and strengthen coordination. "Our priority is to prioritise health and the sustainability of the sector.

The Spanish Government's Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Foodlast week ordered the adoptionofpreventive measures  to prevent contagion and prevent the spread of the virus.

These protection measures shall apply to the risk and special surveillance areas of the Spanish State as a whole, which do not exist in Bizkaia and Gipuzkoa, but in Álava and Navarre.

In Álava, the municipalities of Arratzua-Ubarrundia, Barrundia, Burgu, Legutiano, Vitoria and Zigoitia are the following: Pitillas, Tudela, Arguedas, Valtierra, Viana, Corella, Murchante, Cascante, Ablitas, Barillas, Carcastillo and Tafalla.

 

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