Poland has detected the fourth outbreak of H5N1 bird flu in the
central part of the country, local media reported Sunday.
The latest outbreak has been detected at a poultry farm some
50km from the three sites found last week, where several thousand
of birds were being raised, chief veterinarian Ewa Lech said.
A truck carrying gas that
will be used to cull turkeys arrives in Unijewo near Plock, 130 km
(81 miles) from Warsaw, December 1, 2007. Three poultry farms
northwest of Warsaw were cordoned off after the deadly H5N1 strain
of bird flu was found in turkeys, officials said on
Saturday.(Xinhua/Reuters Photo)
She added that a 3-km quarantine zone has been set up near the
site.
Last week, more than 11,000 turkeys were culled after the deadly
H5N1 virus was detected in three poultry farms near the central
city of Plock, some 100 km northwest of Warsaw.
On Monday, Agriculture Minister Marek Sawicki said there was so
far no threat to people's lives and health.
He also pledged that the affected farmers would receive
appropriate compensation for slaughtered stock.
The recent outbreaks were Poland's first cases of the H5N1 virus
since a number of infected wild swans were discovered near the
northern city of Torun in 2006.
The European Union and Poland's neighboring countries have
imposed a ban on poultry products from the affected region.
(Xinhua News Agency December 10, 2007)
