In many EU countries, such as France, Germany, Poland, Hungary, Switzerland, Spain, Italy, Greece, cases of the presence of Avian Influenza in wild birds and in poultry breeding establishments have been confirmed. This is a disease which today has affected the entire European continent and the rules being followed in Albania are in accordance with the procedures of the European Union. Currently, France is the most affected, where 540 establishments have been affected and 72,000,000 birds have died and been eliminated.

The regulatory procedures of the EU for protective measures against the avian influenza disease have also been established in our country (such as the 3 and 10 km protection and surveillance zone), the avian influenza disease is listed in the 7 main emergency diseases in the EU. This disease is considered a cross-border disease where the measures to be taken are defined both in the legal framework of the EU and in our legal acts.

I want to assure the consumers that there is no case from the studies done that the disease can be transmitted from the consumption of poultry by-products.
AKU is on the ground in every meat trading entity and is checking every product to guarantee food safety.

Currently, the quarantined areas are:
Durres, the perimeter with a radius of 10 km in the Durres district, centered in the village of Rrashbull.
Diber, perimeter with a radius of 10 km in the Dibër district, centered in the village of Rretkal (positive case in poultry).
Korce, perimeter with a radius of 10 km in the Korce district, centered in the small village of Prespe (positive case of the pelican kacurrel).
So far, 358,520 birds have been reported dead, of which Only yesterday, almost 39,000 birds were buried. It is important to understand that the processes are dynamic and these numbers change by the hour.

With the identification of the new outbreak, according to the contingency plan and the legislation in force, we will increase the measures. Today we are in the decision-making process for the new measures we will take and we will inform you.
Regarding the alerts we received from the media, the veterinary service has been activated, which in cooperation with the local government have taken measures to prohibit trading in unapproved conditions.

I take the opportunity to thank the media for the alerts and we invite every citizen to contact the green number 0800 33 66 if they come across uncontrolled trade in meat products.