Avian influenza has also appeared in Nébih Békés county

Avian influenza has also appeared in Békés County. The experts have started to liquidate almost 10,000 flocks of geese in Nagykamarás, while in Battonya, the flocks of young fattening turkeys, numbering about 23,500 – the the National Food Chain Safety Office (Nébih) said. h2>

In a statement, Nébih draws the attention of poultry farmers to increased compliance with epidemiological regulations.

After Bács-Kiskun and Csongrád counties, Békés is the third county where the disease appeared.

The authority also took the necessary additional measures, including the designation of a protection and surveillance zone. The causes of the disease will be revealed by an ongoing epidemiological investigation. (MTI)