Did Sikh or Indian guest workers bring a deadly virus into Hungary? Here are the first conclusions of an ongoing investigation
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We wrote before that György Raskó, a Hungarian agricultural economist, said there is an exceptional correlation between the nationality of the workers at dairy farms and the outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease in Hungary. Here are the first findings of the ongoing investigation.
Expert points to Sikh, Indian guest workers
The foot-and-mouth disease caused serious damage to the Hungarian agriculture. Raskó said in an interview that authorities slaughtered at least 10,000 cattle, mostly Holstein Friesian dairy cattle. One costs around HUF 900,000 on the market, so the damage is at least HUF 10 billion (EUR 25 million). However, the damage is greater since they will never produce milk for the farmers. The daily milk production of such cattle is 30-40 litres. One litre of raw milk is HUF 200, so the altogether loss will be about HUF 22-25 billion (EUR 50-62 million).
Zsombor Wagenhoffer, the head of the Hungarian Animal Breeders’ Association, told Economx that he could not exclude the option that somebody deliberately brought the virus into Hungary, which is what even the government suggested.
Mr Raskó pointed out the guest workers in that regard, saying that the correlation between the nationality of the employees and the FMD outbreaks is exceptional. He said that in most dairy farms in Hungary, Sikhs work and the FMD virus is constantly present in their home country. Foreign employees working on the dairy farms change approximately every six months, with other relatives coming to work. They also work here for six months, then go back. Since there were no health assessments before the outbreak of the disease, it may happen that, by accident, those guest workers brought the deadly virus into Hungary.
Here are the first results of the investigation
According to a probe conducted by the National Food Chain Safety Office (Nébih), Hungarian authorities are still unable to rule out that the FMD virus was of artificial origin. The investigation continues, they added. So far, results have not revealed clear connections between the dairy farms.
Based on the Nébih, a Hungarian lab identified the virus as an O-type variant, which is not the same German authorities identified. However, the comprehensive investigation conducted by the European Union’s reference lab is still ongoing.
Hungarian agricultural disease management must be 100 years behind. Fidesz is a total failure. They did not have the most basic idea of disease control when it comes to cross-border contamination. Anyone who worked on a farm or visited a farm in another country is at risk of importing disease into Hungary. There are basic protocols for quarantine and the disinfection of clothing and footwear. I live in Canada and anyone who enters the country is asked if they visited a farm abroad and plan to visit or work on a farm in Canada. If you respond yes to that question you will be questioned. These workers were all high risk persons by definition and their employers should have known this and the government when issuing a work permit is obligated to ensure that they have passed any safety protocols before entering a farm. So what does Fidesz come up with to cover up their total incompetence? – They put out the idea of deliberate contamination.
“Fidesz is a failure.” HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!
As if Magyar or Karacsony or a globalist-socialist-fascist puppet of your choice would have done anything different or better.
Just they talk a bunch of bulls… don’t make ’em experts on agriculture, son!
That’s why you don’t import laborers from places (and one in particular) where basic hygiene is practically illegal! Are there really no Filipinos, Vietnamese, Cambodians, never mind Macedonians or Albanians, who could have been brought in!?!?!