France has confirmed the deadly bird flu virus H5N1 has
been found on a turkey farm in the east of the country
It is the first time a European Union farm has been
infected. France has already had cases in two wild
ducks.
About 80% of more than 11,000 birds at the farm have
died in the past week, and the rest have been culled.
Despite assurances that cooked poultry is safe, sales in
France have fallen by 30%, and Japan has announced an
import ban with immediate effect.
France, Europe's largest poultry producer, is to start
vaccinating millions of birds against bird flu to try to
protect its 7bn euros ($6bn) a year poultry industry.