Romania: HPAI Confirmed in a Romanian Commercial Poultry Farm

  |   Attaché Report (GAIN)   |   RO2022-0004

On March 18, 2022, Romania’s Institute for Diagnosis and Animal Health (IDAH) confirmed an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) on a commercial laying hens farm located in southern Romania. The Romanian Veterinary and Food Safety National Authority (ANSVSA) took immediate actions to limit the spread. This is the first HPAI outbreak in a commercial farm after the one detected in May 2021.

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