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H5N1 virus found in dead geese in Hungary
Source: CCTV.com | 01-25-2007 09:36
The EU Commission has said the highly pathogenic H5N1 strain of bird flu has been found in dead geese in Hungary.
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It is the first outbreak of bird flu in the EU this year. Tests were carried out after an abnormally high mortality rate was reported in a flock of over three-thousand geese. All of the remaining flock were killed.
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A protection zone of three kilometers and a surveillance zone of 10 kilometers was in place. The European Commission said there was no immediate threat to Hungarian poultry or exports.
Editor:Du Xiaodan