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Poland Reports H5N1 Outbreak

09/11/2024

On August 30th, authorities in Poland reported an outbreak of H5N1 avian influenza to the World Organization for Animal Health.  The case involved a flock of 20,000 birds (type unspecified) in the town of Swiebotzin in Lubusz Province (Voivodeship) in western Poland bordering Germany and close to tthe Czech Republic.

 

Predictably China announced September 6th that it was placing an embargo on all poultry products shipped from Poland on or after the outbreak.  Contrary to WOAH protocol, China with endemic avian influenza against which vaccination is routinely performed, has imposed an embargo on the entire nation ignoring the principle of zoning.