Newcastle Disease ND in Europe Why Vaccination Matters – Lessons learned and the path forward

On 26th May 2026, FVE hosted an FVE-FLI joint webinar titled: ‘Newcastle Disease in Europe: Why vaccination matters, lessons learned and the path forward’. FVE Vice President Jane Clark welcomed the participants. Sanna Mesman (DG Sante) presented first on the subject: EU rules on prevention control and surveillance for Newcastle Disease. Carola Sauter-Louis (FLI) and Christian Grund (FLI) then presented on the epidemiological situation of ND within Europe and specifically Germany, as well as vaccination programmes. Jakub Wojciechowski (VET-LAB Brudzew) then presented perspectives from the Polish field in confronting ND. There was also a discussion panel featuring Ronald Günther (AVEC) and Stanislaw Winiarczyk (National Veterinary Research Institute), with Piotr Kwiecinski (FVE Vice President) as moderator.