EU Member States unanimously supported, on Thursday 16 January, a European Commission proposal consolidating the protective measures in relation to outbreaks of the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) of subtype H5N8, which are affecting four EU Member States: Poland, Slovakia, Hungary and Romania.
The virus, likely introduced by wild migratory birds which can carry it during their seasonal movements, was first reported in Poland on 31 December 2019. It has caused a total of 16...