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  • 9 June 2006
  • Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety
  • 1 min read

Avian Influenza: H5 virus confirmed in geese in Hungary

The Hungarian authorities have informed the European Commission of a confirmed outbreak of avian influenza in a domestic flock of geese in Bács-Kiskun, in the south of the country. The tests carried out so far have shown that is a H5 highly pathogenic strain, while it is still to be determined whether or not this is the H5N1 strain.

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Publication date
9 June 2006
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Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety