Poland mandates poultry vaccination amid rising bird flu outbreaks - source
Over 11 million birds culled
1 May 2025
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By: Poland has introduced mandatory vaccination for chickens and turkeys on large farms and hatcheries in a bid to curb the spread of avian influenza and Newcastle Disease, according to a news report from TVP World.
The regulation, signed Saturday by Agriculture Minister Czesław Siekierski, comes after the country recorded 82 outbreaks of bird flu and 23 of Newcastle Disease on commercial poultry farms. The Ministry of Agriculture confirmed that 7.5 million birds were culled on infected farms, with another 4 million culled as a precaution on 65 contact farms.
The outbreaks have devastated poultry operations, with bird flu cases also appearing in wild bird populations. Newcastle Disease, which attacks birds' respiratory, digestive, and nervous systems, has proven equally serious, with 22 of the 23 reported cases affecting chicken farms.
In April, the European Commission approved Poland’s 13-point emergency response plan, offering an alternative to stricter EU-wide control measures.
The new regulation is part of a broader effort to protect Poland’s poultry sector, one of the largest in the European Union.
