14 cases of bird flu in Poland 

The Chief Veterinary Officer announced the 14th instance of avian influenza in wild birds in Poland on Monday. “The highly pathogenic avian influenza subtype H5N8 was confirmed in samples taken from a mallard duck. The dead bird was found in Wiskitki in the Mazowieckie voivodship,” the Chief Veterinary Officer said in his statement. On the same day in Pulawy, the 13th outbreak (subtype H5N8) was confirmed “in samples taken from a mute swan, with a group of six dead birds in Kantorowice-Żwirownia (Opole voivodship).” While avian influenza is not harmful to humans it brings huge economic implications. Poland is one of the largest manufacturers and exporters of poultry in the EU.