Sommaire: Avian Influenza : Hungarian measures endorsed (26 January 2007: Brussels)
A European Commission proposal to approve the protection, surveillance and buffer zones set up the Hungarian authorities in response to the recent outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza, and to add them to the Annex of Decision 2006/415/EC Decision 2006/415/EC (concerning certain protection measures in relation to highly pathogenic avian influenza of the subtype H5N1 in poultry in the Community) was endorsed by Member States today. At the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and
Animal Health, the Hungarian delegation updated delegations on the confirmed outbreak of the disease in the south east of the country earlier this week. The birds on the infected farm were culled immediately upon detection of the virus and there are no poultry at all within a 1 km radius of the outbreak point. Movement restrictions have been implemented in the protection and surveillance zones and biosecurity measures have been stepped up. All tests carried out by the Hungarian authorities so
far indicate that the highly pathogenic H5N1 virus was responsible for the outbreak. The origin of the virus is still being investigated, with wild birds being considered as a strong possibility. Further analysis of samples from the infected geese is currently being carried out by the Community Reference Laboratory for Avian Influenza, which is expected to confirm the sub-type in the coming days. During today's meeting, the Commission reminded Member States of the importance of maintaining the
heightened surveillance and biosecurity measures that they have in place, in order to reduce the risk of avian influenza to the greatest degree possible.
For more information, see:
http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/health_consumer/dyna/influenza/index.cfm
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