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 Slovakia, Hungary's northern European Union neighbour, reported its
first outbreak of the same highly pathogenic strain of the virus in
nearly three years in backyard poultry in the western part of the
country on Friday.
Hungary's NEBIH said the full turkey stock at the farm, more than
50,000 birds, would have to be culled and other precautionary
measures implemented to contain the spread of the infection. It said
the farm would receive state compensation.
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The authority said the strand of the virus was very similar to the
one Hungary tackled during a previous outbreak in 2016. It said
poultry products in Hungary were safe to consume.
Hungary will also implement transport restrictions to contain the
virus, the authority said, adding that the H5N8 strain had so far
caused no human infections in Europe.
(Reporting by Gergely Szakacs; Editing by Toby Chopra and Ed Osmond)
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