Sharp increase in bird flu in Poland

On Thursday, November 21, avian influenza was detected at a farm with 600 laying hens in Niechlów, in the southwestern region of Lower Silesia. On the same day, the virus was also detected at a farm with 39,157 turkeys in Gleboki, in the Lublin province in eastern Poland. A day later, a non-commercial farm with 180 chickens, located in Ligota Toszecka, in southern Poland, was hit. On Sunday, November 24, the disease was detected at a livestock farm with 169,082 turkeys in Smolanka, in the eastern province of Mazowieckie. Finally, on Wednesday, November 27, the disease was detected at a turkey farm with 14,280 turkeys in Targowisko Górne, in the northern region of Warmia-Masuria. In total, the number of outbreaks of bird flu in Poland this year is 44 in poultry. In addition, the virus has been found 7 times in privately kept birds and 45 times in wild ...