Hungary: Bird flu has also reached a breeding turkey colony in Hajdú-Bihar county

Published 2022년 12월 20일

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A turkey farm in Hajdú-Bihar County, Hungary, has been hit by an outbreak of the highly pathogenic avian influenza virus, confirming the findings of the National Food Chain Safety Office (Nébih). The strain identified is the H5N1 subtype. The affected farm has prompted the establishment of protection and monitoring zones, with neighboring counties and partner countries being notified. The incident underscores the necessity of maintaining flock closures and enforcing epidemic prevention measures to limit contact between poultry and wild birds. Additionally, Nébih has detected the virus in wild bird droppings in Debrecen, highlighting the importance of ongoing restrictions and swab tests for waterfowl movement across Hungary.

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The laboratory of the National Food Chain Safety Office (Nébih) also confirmed the presence of the highly pathogenic avian influenza virus in the animals of a breeding turkey farm in Hajdú-Bihar County, with more than 25,000 individuals. With this, another county became infected in the 2022 autumn epidemic. Protection and monitoring zones have been designated, and partner countries have also been notified of the outbreak. In the colony of 25,812 breeding turkeys located in the settlement of Nádudvar in Hajdú-Bihar county, the increase in mortality, the depression of the animals, and the decrease in their water and feed consumption drew the attention of the livestock keeper to the possible appearance of bird flu. The Nébih laboratory finally confirmed the presence of the H5N1 subtype of the virus in the herd. Animal health experts have started to eradicate the affected herd, and a 3 km radius protection zone and a 10 km radius observation zone have been designated around the farm. ...

Source: AgroForum