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Poland - Bird Flue: More birdflue outbreaks in Poland
Another centre of the H5N1 strain of avian flu virus was found in Masovian region, central Poland, chief veterinary officer Ewa Lech informed on Saturday. The emergency services set up exclusion zones around the farm where the virus was detected. Birds from the farm will be ordered for slaughter. Ewa Lech informed also that she stays in touch with the European Commission. She assured that relevant services do their best to decrease possible effects of this new bird flu centre discovery. Lech admitted, however, that economic losses are likely to be quite considerable. The first cases of avian flu in Poland this year were discovered last Saturday, and the virus hit three turkey farms last week. As a result, over 11,000 infected birds were slaughtered.
On Monday the European Union and neighbouring states such as Ukraine and Russia imposed a ban on imports of poultry products from the region of the outbreak.
