What happens if there is an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza in a vaccinated flock?
If there is outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza in vaccinated poultry, Member States must apply the same eradication and control measures as are carried out when there is an outbreak in unvaccinated poultry. All poultry on the infected holding must be culled, their meat and products must be destroyed, and thorough cleansing and disinfection must be carried out on the holding. A 3 km radius protection zone and 10 km radius surveillance zone must be set up around the site where the disease was detected, and wider risk areas should be marked out around these zones to act as a buffer between the affected and non-affected part of the Member State. Movement restrictions, bio-security measures and intense monitoring of holdings must be implemented in these restricted areas. (see MEMO/06/79). Have avian influenza preventive vaccination campaigns been carried out previously in the EU? Following a major outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (but not H5N1) in Italy in 1999-2000,
