The epidemic has reached another Hungarian settlement: 8 counties have already been affected

The suspicion of avian flu arose due to the increased mortality in the breeding hen farm with about 60,000 animals located in the settlement of Tárkány in the Komárom-Esztergom county. This was confirmed by Nébih's laboratory, which detected the H5N1 subtype of the virus in the dead animals. The liquidation of the affected stock is in progress. A protective zone with a radius of 3 km and a surveillance (observation) zone with a radius of 10 km have been designated around the farm, Nébih says in its announcement. Together with the outbreak in the Komárom-Esztergom county, the animal health authority has confirmed the bird flu virus in eight counties. Nébih continues to ask poultry farmers to do everything possible to prevent the virus ...