Newcastle disease hits 9 more poultry flocks in Poland

Since late September, the European country has lost more than 3 million birds to the disease.

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Poland has lost more than 3 million head of poultry since September to outbreaks of Newcastle disease.

The World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) reported that nine more poultry flocks in the country have been struck by Newcastle disease, bringing the total number of farms affected by the disease since September 28 to 20.

WOAH did not specify in its report what type of poultry was involved in these latest cases.

The latest confirmed flock infections include:

  • 675,378 birds in Miedzyrzec Podlaski
  • 109,444 birds in Stare Lepki
  • 101,612 birds in Lawy
  • 100,614 birds at another farm in Stare Lepki
  • 447,218 birds in Niemojki
  • 136,411 birds in Przesmyki
  • 34,281 birds in Milkowice Macki      
  • 28,974 birds in Dryga Kolonia
  • 252,694 birds in Janow

With these newest cases, the number of birds to have been struck by Newcastle disease in Poland is 3,001,323. Of those, 1,955,664 were euthanized.

The source of these infections is described by WOAH as “unknown or inconclusive.”

Poland also dealt with Newcastle disease in 2023. During that year, four flocks were affected by Newcastle disease. Those four flocks collectively included 78,315 birds. Following the successful completion of control measures, the situation was declared resolved on November 29, 2023.

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