Second bird flu outbreak reported in Hungary
Hungary's veterinary watchdog NEBIH confirmed the second outbreak of avian flu (H5N8 virus) at a goose farm near the Romanian border. The first outbreak was reported at a turkey farm, close to the Slovakian border, a few hundred kilometres away.
NEBIH officials stated that all the geese in the farm (115,000 head) are to be culled and a quarantine zone is to be instituted on 10 km radius. Officials have mentioned is possible the virus to be carried by wild birds that are living on a lake nearby. Since the beginning of the year, Poland, Slovakia, Hungary and Romania are affected by bird flu outbreaks in several regions. Poland is also the world's third-largest exporter of poultry and the largest producer in the EU. However, China, one of the largest destination for Polish poultry didn't place a ban for the products imported from this country.
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