New bird flu outbreak in Poland: Over 60,000 birds to be disposed

Published Oct 8, 2024

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Poland has seen a 27th outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) this year, marking a return of the disease after a month and a half, with the latest outbreak confirmed on a commercial duck farm in Pierwoszów, Lower Silesia, leading to the loss of 60,440 ducks and bringing the total number of affected poultry to 641,764. The outbreak was caused by the H5N1 strain.

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The Chief Veterinary Inspectorate has marked a new outbreak of avian influenza on the map. This is the 27th HPAI outbreak in Poland this year. New outbreak of avian influenza after a long break A month and a half has passed since the last HPAI outbreak was confirmed. The previous occurrence of the disease on the farm was confirmed in the second half of August. In turn, at the end of September, the Chief Veterinary Officer informed the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) about the declaration that Poland had regained the status of a country free from highly pathogenic avian influenza. New outbreak of avian influenza in Lower Silesia According to the information posted on the website of the Chief Veterinary Inspectorate, the 27th HPAI outbreak in Poland this year was confirmed on 07.10.2024 on a commercial farm in Pierwoszów, in the ...

Source: Farmer.pl