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BIRD FLU DETECTED IN E HUNGARY

 

A highly pathogenic strand of bird flu, H5N1, was detected at a duck farm in Hajdúnánás, in eastern Hungary, food safety authority Nébih said on Tuesday. Culling has already started at the farm keeping 22,500 animals, Nébih said. Nébih has called on farmers to adhere to epidemiological regulations and keep the animals in enclosed spaces in at-risk locations.