Newcastle Disease Resolved in Azerbaijan

The veterinary authority in Azerbaijan has sent an Immediate Notification to OIE regarding a single case of the velogenic strain of Newcastle disease virus.

The case – in the Siazan region in the east of the country – started in mid-February and was described as resolved on 23 March. According to the report, 1.3 million 27-day-old broilers were affected, of which 1,390 died and 24,579 were destroyed.

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