Poland detects first case of mad cow disease since 2013
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Poland has reported a case of atypical bovine spongiform encephalopathy, commonly known as mad cow disease. The affected cattle was found on a farm in Mirsk, near the border with Czechia, according to World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE).
The infected animal was slaughtered. The last known case of mad cow disease in Poland was reported in March 2013.
According to OIE, atypical BSE can occur spontaneously in all cattle populations at a very low rate and the outbreak does not have any influence on the official BSE risk status of Poland.
