Two commercial turkey flocks and one commercial laying hen flock are Poland’s latest victims of Newcastle disease, according to a report from the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH).
On December 4, WOAH received notification that a laying hen flock in Stary Widzim had tested positive for the virus. In this situation, 300 birds had died. The flock included 32,595 hens.
One day later, WOAH was notified that a flock of slaughter turkeys in Bolewicko had been affected. Nine turkeys died, with a total of 26,155 susceptible turkeys.
On December 6, it was reported that another Polish slaughter turkey flock had been hit by Newcastle disease, with this one in Jaromierz. Thirty-six turkeys in the flock of 27,338 died.
The source of infection was listed as “unknown or inconclusive” in the WOAH report.
Control measures being applied include stamping out, zoning, surveillance within and outside of the restricted zone, traceability, movement control, official disposal of carcasses, byproducts and waste, and disinfection.
While Poland has had the most instances of Newcastle disease worldwide in recent months, other countries have active reports with WOAH concerning the disease. Those include Burkina Faso, Israel, Liberia, Singapore, Indonesia and Morocco. However, the Newcastle disease situation in Singapore, Indonesia and Morocco is listed by WOAH as stable.