Hungary reports first FMD cases in 50 years

Hungary confirms first foot-and-mouth disease case in over five decades

BUDAPEST, March 7 (Xinhua) -- Hungary has reported its first case of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) in more than 50 years, the National Food Chain Safet.....

Hungary reports first FMD cases in 50 years

Hungary has detected its first foot-and-mouth disease outbreak in over 50 years, at a cattle farm near the Slovak border, the national food safety agency...

The highly contagious disease has reappeared in Hungary after more than fifty years.

PM calls on livestock owners to help prevent spread of foot-and-mouth disease

Livestock owners have access to specialists and funding, and István Nagy, the agriculture minister, is directing protection efforts, the prime minister noted.

The resurgence of foot-and-mouth disease in Europe, confirmed by recent outbreaks in Germany and Hungary, is raising concerns among veterinary experts. Romania could be exposed to a major epidemiological risk, given the intense movement of animals and animal products. Authorities are urged to urgently review vaccine availability to prevent a major health crisis.

Mediafax According to representatives of the Veterinary Medicine Section of the "Gheorghe Ionescu-Șișești" Academy of Agricultural and Forestry Sciences in Bucharest, the first case of foot-and-mouth disease was confirmed in Germany in January 2025, followed by an outbreak in Hungary on March 7, at a farm located just 1 km from the border with Slovakia. The origin of the infection remains unknown, and control measures, including the slaughter of…