Veterinary authorities have confirmed an outbreak of bird flu at turkey farm in Rościn (Western Pomeranian Voivodeship). Decision to exterminate all turkeys from that farm has been made. Local authorities reassure that there's is no threat to humans. This is yet another bird flu outbreak in Poland in recent weeks.
Six hundred of nearly 23 thousand birds from the farm in Rościn have already died. State Reasearch Institute in Puławy has confirmed the presence of the bird flu virus.
"Veterinary services have been working at the farm since being notified about potential outbreak. Access to the farm has been restricted and secured by the police," Western Pomeranian Deputy Voivode Marek Subocz informed.
Voivodeship head veterinarian, Maciej Prost, said it was crucial to exterminate and dispose of the birds as soon as possible. He also stressed that a quick reaction would minimize the risk of further outbreaks.
The owner of the farm would receive compensation for losing his whole stock. Authorites informed that the overall weight of all exterminated turkeys equalled 110 tonnes.
Greater Poland outbreak
A new outbreak of bird flu was reported in Poland on Monday, with around 6,000 geese now set to be exterminated, a regional spokesman confirmed to Reuters, adding to about half a dozen cases already detected across the country since December.
"Six thousand geese at the farm (are) set for extermination, the state veterinary inspectorate has already taken steps," Tomasz Stube, the spokesman for the Greater Poland Voivodeship told Reuters.
The strain of the virus was a subtype of the highly pathogenic H5N8 bird flu, Polish state news agency PAP reported, which can also pose a threat to human health.
Last month's outbreak in Poland, Europe's largest poultry producer, was preceded by an outbreak in 2017.
Autor: gf / Źródło: TVN24 News in English, Reuters, PAP
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