Nébih: bird flu reappeared in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg county

By: Trademagazin editor Date: 2022. 01. 19. 11:22

Highly pathogenic avian influenza has reappeared in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg county, this time in Csengerújfalu, in a roast duck holding a population of 37,000, according to the laboratory of the National Food Chain Safety Office (Nébih), the authority said on its website.

Bird flu strikes a roast duck farm

According to their announcement, the significant decrease in the feed and water consumption of ducks in the farm near Csengerújfalu near the Hungarian-Romanian border and the increased mortality of the animals indicated the appearance of avian influenza. The suspicion was confirmed on Tuesday by the Nébih laboratory, and then, in order to prevent the spread of the epidemic, the destruction of 37,000 livestock began. (MTI)