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ANALYSIS: Disease Outbreaks Deepen Crisis in Polish Poultry Sector in 2025
In Poland, infectious disease outbreaks emerged as one of the most pressing challenges facing the poultry industry in 2025, as millions of birds were culled following widespread cases of avian influenza and Newcastle disease. Against a backdrop of potential export restrictions, record-high poultry prices, and intensifying regulatory pressures, the past year has ranked among the most difficult periods for the Polish poultry sector in recent years.
As of December 29, 2025, Polish veterinary authorities had confirmed 116 outbreaks of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI), affecting...
ANALYSIS: Widespread HPAI Activity in Europe Driven by Wild Bird Transmission
Between September 6 and November 28, 2025, a total of 442 outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) were confirmed in domestic poultry, alongside 2,454 detections in wild birds across 29 European countries, according to the latest quarterly assessment published by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), and the EU Reference Laboratory (EURL). The scale and geographic spread of these outbreaks underscore the continued intensity of HPAI circulation across Europe during the...
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