After three foxes have been discovered useless in a nature reserve in Meaux close to the place gulls had died, one of many foxes was collected and examined, WOAH mentioned in a report, citing French authorities.

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The World Well being Group final month described the hen flu scenario as “worrying” because of the current rise in instances in birds and mammals and that it was reviewing its world danger evaluation in gentle of current developments together with instances of human transmission in Cambodia.

Avian influenza, generally known as hen flu, has been spreading world wide previously 12 months, killing greater than 200 million birds, sending egg costs rocketing and elevating concern amongst governments about human transmission.

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The virus contaminated a cat in France in late December.

It has additionally been detected in minks in Spain, foxes and otters in Britain, sea lions in Peru and grizzly bears in america.