New disease outbreak in Szarvas, FMD caused HUF ten millions loss, says minister

Foot and mouth disease in Hungary
Foot and mouth disease in Hungary. Photo: MTI

Agriculture Minister István Nagy said livestock farmers shared an “enormous responsibility” in the efforts to stop the spread of foot-and-mouth disease and pressed for compliance with restrictions, speaking at a press conference in Budapest on Friday.

Nagy said the need for full compliance with restrictions had been shown since the appearance of FMD in Hungary in March and added that authorities needed to weigh the possibility of even tighter restrictions.

He said no new FMD outbreaks had been detected. He put the cost of recent outbreaks at “tens of billions of forints”.

Hungary to use ‘all available means’ to reduce bird flu risk

ungary will continue to use “all available means” to reduce the risk of avian influenza epidemics, Agriculture Minister István Nagy said on Friday, marking World Poultry Day. Addressing a poultry industry conference in Budapest, Nagy said the virus was endemic in the wild bird population, presenting a year-round risk. According to the Nébih, bird flu was detected in Szarvas concerning 40,000 poultry.

Read about the foot-and-mouth disease HERE.

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