Bird Flu Visits Hungary

The European Commission announced the highly pathogenic H5N1 strain had been found in dead geese in Hungary. This is the first case of bird flu outbreak in the European Union this year.

"The European Commission has been informed by the Hungarian authorities today of an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza in Csongrad County, southeast Hungary," the EU executive said in a statement.

Tests were carried out for bird flu after an abnormally high mortality rate was reported in a flock of more than 3,000 geese. All of the remaining flock were culled, the Commission said.

[Source: portfolio]