This was announced by the Director of the veterinary Institute in Pulawy (South) Krzysztof Niemczuk. "At the moment we confirm that in Poland there are no cases of avian flu outbreaks, no wild birds or in poultry", — he said.

He added that the latest outbreak of avian influenza was stickareana in the Krakow March 16. According to the chief of the Polish vet in the season 2016/2017 bird flu in Poland was the result of flights of wild birds and steps are being made to prevent the occurrence of such cases this fall.

The problem with African swine fever (ASF) in Poland still exists, said Nimchuk. He noted that the country recorded 320 cases of the virus in wild boars and 23 in domestic pigs.

Now Poland is awaiting the lifting of restrictions on export of poultry products.

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