An eighth outbreak of bird flu this year has been discovered

Avian influenza outbreak in the Lublin region Lublin Provincial Veterinary Doctor Monika Michałowska told PAP that the disease was detected in the village of Miłków, in the Siemień commune, in the Parczew county. - There were 26,289 meat ducks kept on this farm, she added. In the event of the detection of avian influenza in poultry, the Veterinary Inspection employees take actions aimed at eliminating outbreaks - the animals are euthanized, and the farms are disinfected. Around the farm where the disease was detected, an airlock zone is designated within a 3 km radius, followed by a 7 km radius - the risk zone. The regulation in this matter was issued by the Lublin Governor Krzysztof Komorski. It concerns the airlock and risk zones for avian influenza designated in the counties of Radzyń Podlaski, Biała Podlaska, Parczew, and Lubartów. In these designated areas, restrictions apply, including on the transport and trade of poultry and eggs; farmed birds must be kept indoors. Avian ...