Deadly virus detected in Hungary

The H5N1 avian influenza subtype has been identified at goose farms in Pest County, in central Hungary, and Heves County, its neighbour to the east, food safety authority Nebih said on Friday.

Protection and surveillance zones have been established around the farms in Gödöllő, on the outskirts of the capital, and Heves and some 4,600 geese are being destroyed.

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