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Poland - Dec '07 Poultry H5N1 Outbreaks

Re: Poland - Dec '07 Poultry H5N1 Outbreaks

Fifth case of bird flu in Poland
12.12.2007 00:28
The number of bird flu cases in <?XML:NAMESPACE PREFIX = ST1 /><ST1:COUNTRY-REGION w:st="on"><ST1:PLACE w:st="on">Poland</ST1:PLACE></ST1:COUNTRY-REGION> has risen to five. Vets pronounced three wild birds in the <ST1:PLACETYPE w:st="on">village</ST1:PLACETYPE> of <ST1:PLACENAME w:st="on">Krzykaly</ST1:PLACENAME>, north-east <ST1:COUNTRY-REGION w:st="on"><ST1:PLACE w:st="on">Poland</ST1:PLACE></ST1:COUNTRY-REGION>, to be infected with the H5N1 virus.

As was announced by Ludwik Bartoszewicz, chief vet of the warminsko-mazurskie province, at a press conference yesterday evening, three birds from the bird recovery centre in Krzykaly died of bird flu. The presence of the virus was confirmed in detailed medical examinations in the National Veterinary Institute in Pulawy, eastern <ST1:COUNTRY-REGION w:st="on"><ST1:PLACE w:st="on">Poland</ST1:PLACE></ST1:COUNTRY-REGION>.

There are more birds left in the recovery centre, among them two cranes, a white stork and mute swan. As these are all protected species the decision whether to cull them will have to be consulted with the Minister of the Environment.
A 10-kilometer exclusion zone has been set out around the last bird flu focus. There are several chicken farms in the area with around 45,000 birds on them.

http://www.polskieradio.pl/thenews/human-interest/?id=71537
 
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<big><big>Commentary</big></big>

H5N1 in Wild Birds in Poland

Recombinomics Commentary
December 11, 2007

A stork and two harriers have died from bird flu in north-eastern Poland, after the discovery in recent days of four outbreaks in the center of the country, announced Tuesday the local veterinary authorities .

The three birds of the H5N1 virus, potentially dangerous to humans, were in captivity, in a "rehabilitation center" for Orneta wild birds in the region of Mazuria, said Ludwik Bartoszewicz, chief veterinarian in the region.

This information has been disseminated in the aftermath of the discovery of a fourth outbreak of bird flu in a flock of chickens in central Poland.
The discovery of H5N1 in wild birds in Poland is not a surprise. The outbreaks in wild birds in Germany, France, and the Czech Republic over the summer signaled the presence of endemic H5N1 in the wild bird population in Europe. The outbreaks over the summer were followed by a poultry outbreak in Krasnodar in September. In association with this outbreak was the detection of the identical HA sequence in a whooper swan. DEFRA reports indicate the H5N1 in England was also closely related to these sequences. The sequences from H5N1 form the two birds in Krasnodar, as well as three wild bird outbreaks in Germany have now been made public. All of these sequences link back to the massive wild bird outbreak at Uva Lake in Mongolia.

The Uva Lake strain has now become dominant in Europe and will likely be related to recent outbreaks in Romania, multiple locations in Poland, (see satellite map) and most recently to the poultry outbreak in the Rostov region in Russian, which is adjacent to Krasnodar.
 
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H5N1 bird flu found at fifth site in Poland

Wed 12 Dec 2007,

WARSAW, Dec 12 (Reuters) - The deadly H5N1 bird flu virus has been found in wild birds at a fifth site in Poland, officials said on Wednesday.

A stork and two buzzards, which died from the virus, were being kept at a wild bird rehabilitation centre near the town of Orneta, northeastern Poland, regional government veterinarian Ludwik Bartoszewicz was quoted as saying on the TVN24 Web site.

Emergency services set up a safety perimeter around the site. The rehabilitation centre is home to several other wild birds, including cranes and swans. Since some of the species are endangered it was unclear if culling would proceed as usual.

Poland has suffered a spate of recent outbreaks. The first was discovered at a turkey farm 80 km (50 miles) northwest of Warsaw earlier this month.

One of the EU's biggest poultry producers, Poland exported 230,000 tonnes of poultry to European markets last year.

http://africa.reuters.com/commodities/news/usnL12488656.html
 
Re: Poland - Dec '07 Poultry H5N1 Outbreaks

What do You think? Were the birds of prey fed with infected chicks/meat?
 
Re: Poland - Dec '07 Poultry H5N1 Outbreaks

H5N1 bird flu found at fifth site in Poland

Wed Dec 12, 2007 1:12pm IST
WARSAW (Reuters) - The deadly H5N1 bird flu virus has been found in wild birds at a fifth site in Poland, officials said on Wednesday.
A stork and two buzzards, which died from the virus, were being kept at a wild bird rehabilitation centre near the town of Orneta, northeastern Poland, regional government veterinarian Ludwik Bartoszewicz was quoted as saying on the TVN24 Web site.
Emergency services set up a safety perimeter around the site. The rehabilitation centre is home to several other wild birds, including cranes and swans. Since some of the species are endangered it was unclear if culling would proceed as usual.
Poland has suffered a spate of recent outbreaks. The first was discovered at a turkey farm 50 miles northwest of Warsaw earlier this month.
One of the EU's biggest poultry producers, Poland exported 230,000 tons of poultry to European markets last year.
(Reporting by Marynia Kruk; Editing by Michael Winfrey)

http://in.reuters.com/article/health/idINL1248865620071212
 
Re: Poland - Dec '07 Poultry H5N1 Outbreaks

Poland Discovers H5N1 Virus At 2 Further Poultry Farms - AFPLast update: 12/12/2007 12:12:33 PMWARSAW (AFP)--Poland has been hit by a fresh outbreak of bird flu with the discovery of the deadly H5N1 virus at two poultry farms, veterinary authorities said on Wednesday. "Poultry which had the avian flu virus were found dead in two small farms which in total have several dozen birds," near the northern town of Elblag, the country's chief veterinary inspector Ewa Lech told AFP. "All the birds on these farms will be slaughtered. "Protection and monitoring zones have been set up around the farms," she said. Three cases of H5N1-type bird flu, which can also be fatal to humans, were discovered several days ago at chicken and turkey farms 120 kilometers northwest of Warsaw. A fourth case was discovered Monday at a farm close to the site of the initial outbreaks. On Tuesday, a stork and two buzzards which were being cared for at a bird sanctuary in Poland's northwestern lake region of Mazuria were found to have died from H5N1. Poland was also hit by the virus last year, but it only affected wild birds, and this year's outbreaks are the first among poultry. Since the latest outbreak began, veterinary authorities have as a precaution ordered the slaughter of around half a million domestic fowl. (END) Dow Jones NewswiresDecember 12, 2007 12:12 ET (17:12 GMT
 
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UPDATE1-H5N1 bird flu new sites found in Poland

Wed 12 Dec 2007, 17:12 GMT
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WARSAW, Dec 12 (Reuters) - The deadly H5N1 bird flu virus has been found in two new sites in Poland on Wednesday, an official said.
In the afternoon a new site was found at a small farm near the city of Elblag, in northern Poland, chief veterinary officer Ewa Lech told Reuters.
"Unfortunately we had detected the bird flu at a sixth site, a small farm with about 40 birds. This is an entirely new location," said Lech.
Lech also confirmed a report earlier on Wednesday that bird flu was also detected in wild birds near the town of Orneta, northeastern Poland.
Emergency services set up a safety perimeter around both of the sites.
Poland has suffered a spate of recent outbreaks. The first was discovered at a turkey farm 80 km (50 miles) northwest of Warsaw earlier this month.
Further sites were detected some 50 km from that location in an area of intensive poultry production.
One of the EU's biggest poultry producers, Poland exported 230,000 tonnes of poultry to European markets last year. (Reporting by Patryk Wasilewski; editing by Sami Aboudi)

http://africa.reuters.com/commodities/news/usnL12644744.html
 
Re: Poland - Dec '07 Poultry H5N1 Outbreaks

niman said:
Commentary at

http://www.recombinomics.com/News/12120705/H5N1_Poland_Spread_More.html
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More H5N1 Spread in Poland

Recombinomics Commentary
December 12, 2007

The deadly H5N1 bird flu virus has been found in two new sites in Poland on Wednesday, an official said.

In the afternoon a new site was found at a small farm near the city of Elblag, in northern Poland, chief veterinary officer Ewa Lech told Reuters.

"Unfortunately we had detected the bird flu at a sixth site, a small farm with about 40 birds. This is an entirely new location," said Lech.

Lech also confirmed a report earlier on Wednesday that bird flu was also detected in wild birds near the town of Orneta, northeastern Poland.

The above comments describe another location positive for H5N1 (see satellite map). These four distinct locations, involving at least 7 sites, suggest H5N1 in Poland may be widespread. Moreover, since these outbreaks are likely to be linked to wild birds, outbreaks in neighboring countries are expected. The 2007 locations are not far from wild bird outbreaks in Poland 2006 (see satellite map).

Recently H5N1 was confirmed in Romania and Rostov. It is likely that H5N1 is silently spread in the wild bird populations in Europe, leading to more frequent detection on farms.

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Re: Poland - Dec '07 Poultry H5N1 Outbreaks

Today OIE HPAI H5N1 in wild birds, Poland, Update
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Highly pathogenic avian influenza, Poland

Information received on 12/12/2007 from Dr Ewa Lech, Chief Veterinary Officer, -, General Veterinary Inspectorate, Warszawa, Poland

-Summary-

Report type -=Follow-up report No. 4=-
Start date -30/11/2007-
Date of confirmation of event -01/12/2007-
Report date -12/12/2007-
Date submitted to OIE -12/12/2007-
Reason for notification Reoccurrence of a listed disease
Date of previous occurrence 07/05/2006
Manifestation of disease Clinical disease
Causal agent Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus Serotype H5N1
Nature of diagnosis Laboratory (advanced)
Report pertains to Entire country
Related reports Immediate notification (03/12/2007)
Follow-up report No. 1 (04/12/2007)
Follow-up report No. 2 (09/12/2007)
Follow-up report No. 3 (10/12/2007)
Follow-up report No. 4 (12/12/2007)


New outbreaks
**Outbreak 1 - Krzykaly, Lidzbark Warminski, WARMINSKO-MAZURSKIE
Date of start of outbreak 11/12/2007
Outbreak status Continuing (or date resolved not submitted)
Epidemiological unit Village
Affected animals: Species - Susceptible - Cases - Deaths - Destroyed - Slaughtered
*Wild species - 18 - 3 - 3 - 0 - 0

**Affected population: one stork, two cranes, one swan, four pheasants, one goose and six ornamental birds held in a shelter for wild animals. One stork and two buzzards were found dead.

Summary of outbreaks Total outbreaks: 1
Outbreak statistics: Species - Apparent morbidity rate - Apparent mortality rate - Apparent case fatality rate - Proportion susceptible removed*
*Wild species - 16.67% - 16.67% - 100.00% - 16.67%
* Removed from the susceptible population either through death, destruction or slaughter

-=Epidemiology=-
Source of infection Unknown or inconclusive

-=Epidemiological comments=-
A protection zone and a surveillance zone have been established.

-=Control measures=-
Measures already applied Movement control inside the country
Zoning
Vaccination prohibited
No treatment of affected animals

Measures to be applied Stamping out
Disinfection of infected premises/establishment(s)

-=Diagnostic test results=-
Laboratory name and type: National Veterinary Research Institute, Pulawy (National laboratory)
Tests and results: Species - Test - Test date - Result
*Birds - reverse transcription ? polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) - 11/12/2007 - Positive
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http://www.oie.int/wahid-prod/public.php?page=single_report&pop=1&reportid=6584
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Re: Poland - Dec '07 Poultry H5N1 Outbreaks

<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=1 width="99%" align=center border=0><TBODY><TR><TD>[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Denmark says poultry to be kept indoors after bird flu in Germany [/FONT]</TD></TR><TR><TD><TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR><TD width="83%">[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Posted on : 2007-12-17 | Author : DPA
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[/FONT]<TABLE cellSpacing=2 cellPadding=0 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR vAlign=top><TD>[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Copenhagen - Danish authorities Monday said owners of poultry should keep the birds indoors or under protective nets after outbreaks of bird flu in Germany and Poland. The Danish Veterinary and Food Administration said the measures were precautionary after tests in Germany indicated that some birds were infected with the H5N1 virus that can also harm humans.
Denmark was one of several European countries that in 2006 reported cases of the virus, mainly in wild fowl but there was also a find among birds kept in a backyard holding. [/FONT]
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Re: Poland - Dec '07 Poultry H5N1 Outbreaks

New H5N1 Bird Flu Outbreak At Polish Farm: Report -AFPLast update: 12/17/2007 1:33:55 PM

WARSAW (AFP)--Poland has been hit by a fresh outbreak of bird flu, authorities told the PAP news agency on Monday, with the deadly H5N1 virus confirmed at a small northern poultry farm.

Infected birds were discovered at a small farm near Milakowo in the northern region of Ostrada, PAP quoted veterinary service spokesman Adam Wojtaszek as saying.

Infected poultry had also been discovered last week in two other small farms in the same region. Five other outbreaks of the strain, which can also be fatal to humans, have been discovered since the beginning of this month at larger chicken and turkey farms in central and northern Poland. Polish authorities have slapped security zones around the affected farms.

Last week, a stork and two buzzards being cared for at a bird sanctuary in Poland's northwestern lake region of Mazuria were also found to have died from H5N1. Poland was also hit by the virus last year, but it only affected wild birds, and this year's outbreaks are the first among poultry. Since the latest outbreak began, veterinary authorities have as a precaution ordered the slaughter of around half a million domestic fowl. Poland's Agriculture Minister Marek Sawicki has warned that the outbreak must be brought under control because it could cause major economic problems given that the affected areas have a high concentration of poultry farms. Sawicki has promised farmers 100% compensation for their losses. The European Commission has since Dec. 3 banned exports of live poultry, meat and eggs from the affected areas. Poland's fellow European Union member and neighbor Lithuania has imposed a blanket ban on Polish poultry products, a step likewise taken by Belarus, Russia and Ukraine. (END) Dow Jones NewswiresDecember 17, 2007 13:33 ET (18:33 GMT)
 
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AVIAN INFLUENZA (189): POLAND (MAZOWSZE)
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ProMED-mail is a program of the
International Society for Infectious Diseases
<http://www.isid.org>

Date: Mon 17 Dec 2007
Source: Food Production Daily [edited]
<http://www.foodproductiondaily.com/news/ng.asp?n=82102-bird-flu-poultry-poland>


Poultry supply fears after Polish outbreak
------------------------------------------
More than 100 000 birds have been culled in Poland after an outbreak
of bird flu was detected on a hen farm. The country's Ministry of
Agriculture expects the new outbreak will have a significant economic
impact on the Polish poultry industry.

Poland is thought to be one of Europe's largest producers of poultry
and poultry products, with annual exports to European markets
averaging 230 000 metric tons. The announcement of previous outbreaks
of bird flu caused wholesale prices for Polish poultry to drop at
least 30 percent, according to media reports.

The highly pathogenic (H5N1) avian influenza outbreak was detected at
a large laying hen farm in Mazowsze Province. More than 120 000 birds
were culled and 100 000 eggs were destroyed by the Veterinary
Service. The exact damage to the economy has not yet been calculated,
but earlier indications have not been good.

This is reported to be the 5th case of avian flu registered by Polish
veterinary authorities since last week [10-14 Dec 2007], when the
deadly virus was discovered at 3 turkey farms in central Poland. A
safety zone has been set up around the site to prevent the spread of
the virus. The deadly bird flu virus has hit numerous locations
across the bloc this year.

Hungary suffered an attack of the virus in January [2007]. Germany
and the Czech Republic have also both reported outbreaks of H5N1. The
Czech Republic was hit with its first bird flu case in March 2006.
Since then the country has registered another 13 cases of H5N1
infection of swans.

Also this year [2007], Germany confirmed that H5N1 was found in 6
wild birds found dead near Nuremberg, and then reported a later
incident where 3 wild swans in the east of the country were also
infected.[This was followed on Mon 17 Dec 2007 by an outbreak in a
backyard poultry holding in Magdeburg, a German State bordering
Poland; see ProMED Mail post 20071217.4061. - Mod.AS]

[Byline: Alex McNally]

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Communicated by:
ProMED-mail
<promed@promedmail.org>

[Poland submitted the following reports to the OIE since 3 Dec 2007:
03 Dec 2007: Immediate Notification
04 Dec 2007: Follow-up Report 1
09 Dec 2007: Follow-up Report 2
11 Dec 2007: Follow-up Report 3
12 Dec 2007: Follow-up Report 4
14 Dec 2007: Follow-up Report 5

The full reports, and maps, are available at
<http://www.oie.int/wahid-prod/public.php?page=event_summary&reportid=6540>.

The current, 5th outbreak, is expected to be notified soon. - Mod.AS]

[see also:
Avian influenza (188): Saudi Arabia, Germany (Brandenburg) 20071217.4061
Avian influenza (186): Poland, Russia (Krasnodar) 20071212.4002
Avian influenza (184): Poland, Nigeria 20071210.3984
Avian influenza (183): Benin, Poland, OIE, Saudi Arabia 20071206.3934
Avian influenza (182): UK, Poland, Bangladesh 20071202.3887]
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Re: Poland - Dec '07 Poultry H5N1 Outbreaks

WARSAW, Dec 17 (Reuters) - Five chickens have been found infected with the deadly H5N1 bird flu virus on a private farm in Poland in the latest outbreak of the disease in the country, state news agency PAP said on Monday.

Emergency services set up a safety perimeter around the site near the northern city of Olsztyn and special disinfection mats were placed on roads in the region.

"It is too early to say whether the decision to kill all poultry in the village will be made," Adam Wojtaszek, spokesman for the Olsztyn veterinary authorities, was quoted as saying by the agency.

"All our actions are now focused on ensuring the disease does not spread," he added.

This is the seventh case of the H5N1 bird flu virus discovered in Poland since the start of December, when the first case was found in central Poland at a turkey farm 80 km (50 miles) northwest of Warsaw.

One of the European Union's biggest poultry producers, Poland exported 230,000 tonnes of poultry to European markets last year.

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSL17640074
 
Re: Poland - Dec '07 Poultry H5N1 Outbreaks

WARSAW, Dec 22 (Reuters) - Laboratory tests have confirmed a fresh outbreak of deadly H5N1 avian flu in the same area of northern Poland where the virus was discovered earlier this month, PAP news agency said on Saturday.

"The presence of the H5N1 virus has been confirmed by the State Veterinary Institute in (dead) chickens found on an egg-producing farm in the district of Zuromin," PAP cited a statement from Poland's Chief Veterinary Office as saying.

Preparations were under way to cull birds on four poultry farms in the village of Sadlowo Parcele, where 186,000 egg-laying hens are found, the agency reported.

The latest bird flu centre is within the contamination zone of a Dec. 8 outbreak in the village of Karniszyn, from where the virus is believed to have been transmitted.

This is the eighth case of the H5N1 bird flu virus in Poland since the start of December, when an outbreak was reported at a turkey farm in the Plock area, 80 km (50 miles) north-west of Warsaw.

One of the European Union's leading poultry producers, Poland exported 230,000 tonnes of poultry to European markets last year.

http://www.reuters.com/article/europeCrisis/idUSL22186559
 
Re: Poland - Dec '07 Poultry H5N1 Outbreaks

Polish government says new H5N1 flu confirmed


A new outbreak of the potentially lethal H5N1 avian flu has been detected in northern Poland where cases have already been reported, the Polish Agriculture Ministry said Saturday.

"Veterinary authorities received the results Saturday morning from the national laboratory that confirm the presence of the H5N1 virus in the samples analysed," said a ministry statement.

The virus was detected on six farms in Sadlowo Parcele, a village within a health security zone set up after an H5N1 flu outbreak was detected in nearby Zuromin.

Some 200,000 chickens from four farms will be slaughtered, according to the statement.

At the start of December, avian flu was reported on two turkey farms and an egg producing poultry farm around Zuromin. Two large chicken farms in the northeast of the country were also reported to have H5N1.

Each time, exclusion zones were ordered. More than 500,000 birds were slaughtered.

The European Commission halted all fowl exports from the infected regions on December 3. Lithuania, Russia, Ukraine and Belarus have banned live fowl imports from Poland.

H5N1 has caused 209 deaths around the world since it was first detected in Asia in 2003.

The deadly H5N1 strain has passed from human to human only in very rare cases but scientists fear that such transmission could become more efficient and widespread through mutation, causing a global pandemic.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20071222/hl_afp/polandhealthavianflu
 
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