The latest poultry flock in Poland to be impacted by Newcastle disease involved 70,545 broilers in the community of Bialasy.
According to a report from the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) 1,240 chickens in the flock had already died, while depopulation efforts were underway for the remaining birds in the flock.
Poland has had more instances of Newcastle disease than any other country, with the number of flock infections now exceeding 50.
Just last week, WOAH reported another Polish flock tested positive for the presence of Newcastle disease. In that instance, it was a flock of 78,040 slaughter turkeys in Pelki that was affected.
Newcastle disease is not the only animal disease Polish veterinary officials are dealing with. WOAH also has active reports concerning situations involving African swine fever (ASF), highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) and bluetongue virus.
WOAH also has active reports on Newcastle disease situations in the following countries: Liberia, Bulgaria, Canada, North Macedonia, Morocco, Burkina Faso and Israel. Canada has had two flocks affected, while the other three countries have had only one flock affected.
Other countries to have earlier dealt with Newcastle disease but have since been declared free of the disease during the past year include Malta, Slovenia, Sweden and Brazil.