Bird flu has also appeared in Békés County

Avian influenza was suspected due to the increased mortality at a 40,000-head fattening turkey farm in Szarvas, Békés County. The Nébih laboratory detected the H5N1 subtype of the virus in the dead animals.

The eradication of the affected herd and the epidemiological investigation are in progress. A 3 km radius protection zone has been designated around the farm, and an expanded surveillance zone has been established.

Nébih calls on animal keepers to strictly and consistently comply with disease control regulations, because any gap in disease control facilitates the entry of the bird flu virus into poultry flocks.

All further information regarding bird flu is available on the thematic subpage of the Nébih portal: https://portal.nebih.gov.hu/madarinfluenza