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BRUSSELS - An outbreak of the highly pathogenic H5NI strain of bird flu was confirmed in Hungary today, the European Commission said.
"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 over 3,000 geese. All of the remaining flock were culled, the Commission said.
Since 2003, outbreaks of bird flu have been confirmed in around 50 countries, killing more than 150 people according to World Health Organisation figures.
- REUTERS
