Question 12697 — hunting and fishing

Summary

Mr. Julien Guibert draws the attention of the Minister of Agriculture, Agri-Food and Food Sovereignty to the increased circulation in France of the virus responsible for Aujeszky's disease, a highly contagious viral condition which affects swine, in particular wild boar populations, and which, accidentally, causes almost systematic mortality in hunting dogs exposed to contamination. As the Senate recently underlined in its question no. 26761 relating to the fight against this disease, the demographic increase in wild boars across all territories leads to persistent circulation of the virus within wild populations, with direct consequences not only on animal health but also on hunting regulation capacities, essential to prevent significant agricultural damage and preserve the agro-sylvo-cynegetic balance. This epidemiological context is also found in several neighboring departments of Nièvre, where recent reports of suspected or confirmed cases in hunting dogs have been reported, illustrating the fragility of this health situation and the concern of rural stakeholders. Therefore, he asks what actions to coordinate and strengthen health surveillance of the Aujeszky's disease in wild boars the Government intends to intensify throughout the territory and in particular in rural areas heavily affected by big game hunting, in order to have robust epidemiological monitoring shared with local stakeholders (hunters' federations, veterinary services, departmental territorial directorates); whether it plans to clarify and harmonize the recommendations prevention for hunters, in particular to effectively protect hunting dogs exposed to the virus (known transmission routes, biosecurity actions in the field, actions to take in the event of suspicion); what concrete measures would be deployed to strengthen information, training and support for hunters and veterinarians, given the importance of wild boar hunting as an instrument for regulating wild populations; and, finally, to what extent a national strategy including health authorities, the French Biodiversity Office and the hunting sector could be defined to anticipate, prevent and, where appropriate, limit the health and socio-economic effects of Aujeszky's disease on the rural territories of Nièvre and France.

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