A woman stands next to poultries in the market in Samatan, southwestern France on December 5, 2016. 

An outbreak of avian influenza H5N8, "highly pathogenic" for birds but "harmless to humans", was detected in a duck farm in the Tarn commune of Almayrac, announced on December 2, 2016 the Ministry of Agriculture.  / AFP / AFP PHOTO / PASCAL PAVANI        (Photo credit should read PASCAL PAVANI/AFP/Getty Images)