Brussels, 05/05/2006 (Agence Europe) - The EU Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health decided, on 4 May, to prolong certain measures aimed at preventing and controlling the spread of avian influenza in the EU until the end of the year.
Confinement: Despite the fact that the spread of the highly pathogenic avian flu virus (H5N1) has slowed down in recent weeks, the EU remains vigilant. Veterinary experts of EU Member States supported a European Commission proposal aimed at...