France Lifts Bird Flu Curbs Amid Low Risk

The French government has announced a significant reduction in the perceived risk of bird flu.

Effective Wednesday, measures requiring poultry to be housed indoors have been lifted nationwide.

This decision follows an assessment that classifies the risk from highly pathogenic avian influenza, commonly known as bird flu, at its lowest level. The disease, which typically appears seasonally in autumn and recedes in spring, no longer poses a high threat according to the latest government evaluation.

Despite the national easing of restrictions, provincial authorities will maintain the discretion to impose local containment measures if specific regional conditions warrant it.