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Avian influenza: three vaccination scenarios for poultry
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12/04/2023

Avian influenza: three vaccination scenarios for poultry

Health crises caused by avian influenza have been recurring and growing in scale, which means that preventive measures on French poultry farms need to be reinforced. The vaccination of poultry is a possible option that is being considered to supplement the biosecurity measures already in place on these farms. To help the public authorities establish a vaccination strategy that could be implemented as early as autumn 2023, ANSES is proposing three preventive vaccination scenarios. They aim to protect poultry sectors and limit the spread of the virus by determining the types of farms and the species to be vaccinated as a priority, depending on the available vaccination resources.
The prospect of a vaccine for African swine fever
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29/03/2023

The prospect of a vaccine for African swine fever

A vaccine to combat African swine fever could be produced based on research carried out by ANSES’s Ploufragan-Plouzané-Niort Laboratory. The initial results obtained are promising and are paving the way for an effective means of combating this disease, which is responsible for high mortality rates in pigs and wild boar in several countries in Europe, Asia and the Caribbean.
Be careful before giving human medication to an animal
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23/02/2023

Be careful before giving human medication to an animal

Paracetamol and aspirin can be fatal for our pets. Other medication intended for humans can cause poisoning in animals. Below we review the most common situations and issue some recommendations you should keep in mind before giving these medicines to an animal.
Avian influenza: chickens cannot be vaccinated this winter
19/12/2022
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Avian influenza: chickens cannot be vaccinated this winter

The conditions are not currently in place to effectively vaccinate chickens and turkeys against avian influenza. In order for this strategy to be feasible for the coming years, it will be necessary to increase production of the vaccines already available, develop vaccines for all poultry species, including ducks, and authorise these vaccines in France or in Europe.
Advertising for veterinary medicinal products — The fundamentals
29/09/2022
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Advertising for veterinary medicinal products — The fundamentals

The provisions relating to the advertising of veterinary medicinal products are regulated by the European Regulation 2019/6 and supplemented, in France, by other obligations added in the Public Health Code (PHC). The main French provisions are as follows: Advertising for veterinary medicinal products may only be carried out by the marketing authorisation holder (MAH) of the medicinal products concerned by the advertisement or by the representative declared by the MAH in accordance with the provisions of Article L.5142-1.5 - I of the PHC. Only authorised veterinary medicinal products (marketing authorisation or parallel trade) or registered in France may be advertised in any form. Advertising in favour of veterinary medicinal products shall be authorised to physical person or legal entity authorised to issue them by Articles L. 5143-2 and L. 5143-6 of the PHC only for those whom they are authorised to prescribe or to issue. Public advertising is only possible for veterinary medicinal products not subject to veterinary prescription. Where medicinal products are being promoted to persons qualified to prescribe or supply them in accordance with the Regulation, no gifts, pecuniary advantages or benefit in kind may be supplied, offered or promised to such persons unless they are inexpensive and relevant to the practice of prescription or supply of medicinal products. All advertising materials must be submitted to Anses-ANMV for declaration or authorisation, at least 2 months prior to their dissemination (transmission of the projects to publicite-anmv@anses.fr ).
Franck Fourès appointed Director of the French Agency for Veterinary Medicinal Products
22/09/2022
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Franck Fourès appointed Director of the French Agency for Veterinary Medicinal Products

Franck Fourès was appointed Director of the French Agency for Veterinary Medicinal Products, part of ANSES, by order of the Ministers of Agriculture and Health, on 29 July 2022. He will take up his new position on 1 November 2022.
Publication of the 2021 Activity Report on Veterinary Medicinal Products
12/07/2022
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Publication of the 2021 Activity Report on Veterinary Medicinal Products

This report takes stock of the activities of the French agency for veterinary medicinal products in 2021 with the highlights of the past year. It proposes a review of all the Agency’s actions in the field of veterinary medicinal products and details in particular the changes brought about by the entry into force of the Regulation on veterinary medicinal products. View the 2021 report for veterinary medicinal products (PDF)
To limit environmental exposure to antibiotics in veterinary medicine treatments
22/06/2022
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To limit environmental exposure to antibiotics in veterinary medicine treatments

Many antibiotics are used in both humans and animals. As part of the One Health approach, the Veterinary Medicines Monitoring Committee, attached to the Director of Anses-ANMV, has just published an article on the impact of antibiotics on the environment.