Newcastle Disease Resurges in Europe; Vaccines Still Protect vs Genotype VII

Newcastle Disease has re-emerged in Europe since 2024, hitting Poland, Czechia, Germany, Spain and now Hungary, where 240,000 birds were affected near Kecskemét—the country's first case in over 30 years. Spain has seen up to 2.2 million birds affected. Experts note all field strains remain serotype APMV-1, so standard vaccines like LaSota/B1 still neutralize Genotype VII, though vaccination execut

Why it matters: EU outbreaks affecting up to 2.2 million birds in Spain and 240,000 in Hungary trigger mandatory depopulation and trade restrictions comparable to HPAI, though US flocks are unaffected directly.

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