Hungary confirms bird flu discovery
January 25th, 2007
Wednesday saw the confirmation that Hungary is the first EU country to report an outbreak of bird flu this year. The dead geese that had been found in Csongrad County earlier this week were confirmed to be carrying the highly pathogenic avian influenza virus. All of the remaining flock of approximately 3,000 birds were culled by Hungarian authorities. The country’s response to the situation was characterized as “very satisfying” by a spokesperson for the European Commission. A buffer zone of 3 km was also set up around the area, as well as a surveillance area 10 km wide. Serbia has already announced that poultry imports from Hungary have been banned.