Portuguese authorities have ordered the confinement of domestic birds in high-risk areas of the territory for avian influenza, the Directorate General of Food and Veterinary Medicine (DGAV) reported in a notice on its website. The agency said in a memo that the risk of the disease spreading among wild birds and poultry is “high.” the number of light bulbs increases Status of confirmed avian influenza virus infections and their wide geographical distribution in Europe.
Portugal is marked as High risk area There are points in different areas of the territory, including Évora, Elvas, Faro, Lisbon, Beja and Albufeira. According to DGAV data, it has been confirmed in Portugal since the beginning of 2025. 31 sources of infection Thirty of the highly pathogenic avian influenza viruses are of the H5N1 subtype and one of the H7 subtype.
Of these focuses, two of them are; commercial poultry farm2 were from small farms, 2 were from domestic farms, 1 was from breeding birds, 1 was from a facility with a domestic poultry farm and bird collection, and 21 were from wild birds.
The Spanish government has ordered all outdoor poultry farms in Spain to close from Thursday this week to prevent and control the spread of avian influenza. This new decision Extend the bird lockdown to the entire country Since last Monday, around 1,200 Spanish municipalities in areas considered to require special risk and monitoring to avoid contact with infected migratory birds have already been affected.
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