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Following the appearance of the first clinical signs on March 25, the laboratory of Hungary's National Food Chain Safety Office (Nébih) has confirmed the detection of a second outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease on a dairy cattle farm with a herd of 3,028 bovines, located in the municipality of Lével, in the district of Győr-Moson-Sopron, near the Austrian border. The 10-kilometre restriction zone established around this outbreak affects a small area of Austria.
In order to minimize the risk of virus spread, following confirmation of the outbreak, the country’s veterinary authorities immediately ordered emergency suppressive vaccination at the newly detected outbreak site, while the culling of the animals is also being carried out, with operations scheduled to begin today, March 28.
Additionally, a total movement restriction for susceptible species has been imposed in the districts of Győr and Mosonmagyaróvár for a period of 72 hours. The movement of animals to pasture has also been prohibited. Only transfers to slaughterhouses for immediate culling will be permitted, and only for animals originating from holdings located outside the restriction zone.
An epidemiological investigation is underway, particularly focusing on contact farms.
As of March 26, Hungarian authorities had tested 415 farms, all with negative results.
Interactive map of Hungarian counties showing the number of farms that tested negative for foot-and-mouth disease. Source: Nébih.
28 March 2025 / 333 Editorial Team based on data from MAPA and Nébih.
