Hungary confirms fifth FMD outbreak on a dairy farm
- ZISK
- Apr 25
- 1 min read
Hungary has confirmed its fifth outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in cattle — this time on a farm that also housed pigs. The National Food Chain Safety Authority laboratory confirmed the presence of the virus after one dairy cow in a herd of 600 presented symptoms during morning milking on April 17. The farm, located in Rábapordány, is near the borders with Slovakia and Austria.
Following news of the latest outbreak, Nébih urged livestock owners to take action to protect their herds. “We can only protect ourselves against the virus if livestock keepers follow the rules and precautions with extreme responsibility and do not take the protection of their own animals lightly. Where an infected animal is found, the entire livestock must be eliminated. Failure to follow the contact rules also puts other livestock farms at risk.”
Based on the epidemiological investigation thus far, authorities say the virus from the fifth farm cannot be traced back to previous outbreaks. Samples were taken at the dairy farm on March 11 and 23, and at the pig farm associated with it on April 4, 9 and 10, all of which yielded negative results.
By Ann Hess
April 23, 2025
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