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The Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain (Afsca) on Tuesday found a new contamination of Newcastle disease in a poultry farm in Waregem, West Flanders. This new case adds to the 16 others identified since April 26, 2018. The AFSC has defined several perimeters around the professional exploitation where the disease has declared itself. In an area 500 meters around the outbreak of infection, all poultry should be vaccinated and confined, both to professionals and individuals. They are also asked to forward to their communal administration a list of the birds they own. In the protection zones (3 km around the home) and surveillance (10 km), it is forbidden to move poultry or their eggs. Professionals whose livestock is located within these perimeters are asked to send an inventory of their livestock to Afsca. These measures will apply for at least 21 days, says the federal agency. Since July 2, poultry gatherings and the sale of poultry to and by individuals are also prohibited, at the earliest until the end of July. In Villers-la-Ville, in Walloon Brabant, the Afsca also lifted on Tuesday the various measures taken after a case was detected in an amateur poultry keeper. Vaccination is the only valid prevention measure against the disease, says Afsca. It is also mandatory for professional farms and for any poultry and pigeon participating in a rally or exhibition. The Newcastle disease virus is highly contagious and can infect all types of poultry and birds. Humans, however, are not sensitive to it. The consumption of eggs or poultry meat does not involve any risk. (Belga)
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