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Hungary reports H5N1 bird flu in farm poultry, OIE says

cde.news desk 18 November 2021, 13:50 · 1 min read

epa05808602 Ducks are caged before being transported to a slaughterhouse to eradicate the epidemic of avian influenza at the farm of Hazard in Saint-Aubin, France, 22 February 2017. The 360,000 ducks still alive in the Landes, the first national producer of foie gras, will be slaughtered in order to eradicate the epidemic. bird flu

PARIS, Nov 18 (Reuters) – Hungary has reported an outbreak of the highly pathogenic H5N1 bird flu virus among farm poultry, the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) said on Thursday.

The outbreak in the Bacs-Kiskun region led to the slaughter of over 38,000 ducks on one farm, as well as around 500 geese on a second farm, the Paris-based OIE said, citing a report from the Hungarian authorities.

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Hungary reports H5N1 bird flu in farm poultry, OIE says

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