Already placed under surveillance, the communes of Mant and Castelner have been affected by avian influenza. The Landes prefecture has set up a restricted area, in a decree on Sunday, December 26
Two cases of avian influenza have been confirmed in the Landes, in Mant (five farms) and Castelner (one farm), three days after that of Malaussanne, a Béarn commune on the border of the department.
Sunday, December 26, the Landes prefecture issued an order determining a regulated perimeter, including a protection zone, as well as a surveillance zone. The first concerns the municipalities of Bassercles, Castelner, Mant, Monget, Monségur, Peyre, Philondenx, and Poudenx. The second includes Arboucave, Argelos, Aubagnan, Bats, Bélus, Beyries, Castaignos-Souslens, Cazalis, Clèdes, Coudures, Hagetmau, Labas-de-Chalosse, Lacajunte, Lacrabe, Marpaps, Momuy, Morganx, Nassiet, Payros-Cazautets, Pimbo , Puyol-Cazalet, Sainte-Colombe, Samadet, Serres-Gaston, Urgons and Vielle-Tursan.
Thursday, December 23, the prefecture of Pyrénées-Atlantiques had already set up a restricted area, after the detection of an infection of avian influenza “highly pathogenic” in Malaussanne. The Landes had then put in place protective measures, including the commune of Mant, as well as a surveillance zone, including that of Castelner.
Sunday, December 19, the first Landes case was confirmed in Hastingues. At the Basque border, a second farm was slaughtered three days later.