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    Romania takes measures to prevent bird flu from Hungary

    BUCHAREST, Jan. 29 (Xinhua) -- As neighboring Hungary confirmed the presence of the bird flu virus at a south-eastern farm, the Romanian authorities have taken serious precautions along the border to prevent the virus from spreading into thecountry, the national Rompres news agency reported on Monday.
    The Medical and Veterinary Authority informed all border checkpoints in Romania and asked them to step up checks to prevent the entry of poultry or related products originating from Hungary where bird flu was reported, Rompres said.

    It added that veterinary authorities in several counties close to the border with Hungary will also step up checks in local poultry farms and will strictly monitor communities of migrating birds in the area.

    "Imports of live poultry, meat and meat-related products from aten-kilometre area surrounding the bird flu outbreak in the southeast of Hungary will be restricted. Imports from the rest of the Hungarian territory will still be able to reach the Romanian market," head of the Romanian Veterinary Authority Marian Avram was cited as saying earlier.

    Veterinary inspectors in western Romanian Counties of Timis and Arad have already begun checks to confirm whether local poultry farms had adopted bio-security measures and whether local residents, especially those living near lakes or rivers, had kept their poultry locked in order to avoid contacts with migrating birds.

    Meanwhile, in Arad, samples tests on 16 dead chickens and several pigeons found dead were confirmed negative for the presence of the H5 bird flu virus.

    The Hungarian bird flu outbreak is located only 60 kilometers away from Arad. Hungarian laboratories confirmed the presence of the deadly H5N1 strain, which is also very dangerous to people and has already caused several deaths across the globe, especially in Asia.

    Romania was struck by bird flu outbreaks last year, including in Bucharest, but no case of human infection with the H5N1 strain was found. Local experts warned that Romania's vulnerability to bird flu is the highest among all countries in the area and called for responsible measures to prevent the return of the virus.
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