Foot and mouth disease: New outbreaks and activation of the vaccine bank

April 2, 2025/ 333 Staff with data from Nébih and MAPA.

03-Apr-2025 (ago 14 days)

Hungary

Today, April 2, the Hungarian National Food Chain Safety Office laboratory confirmed the presence of foot and mouth disease (FMD) virus on two farms in Gyur-Moson-Sopron county. These are cattle farms located in Darnózseli and Dunakiliti, with 1,000 and 2,500 head, respectively.

As of April 2, there are four confirmed outbreaks in Hungary.

Interactive map of Hungarian counties with the number of farms tested negative for FMD and the number of outbreaks in real time. Source: Néhib.

Slovakia

According to the Spanish Ministry of Agriculture (MAPA), the Slovak veterinary authorities have confirmed the detection of a fifth outbreak of FMD in its territory, on a dairy farm with 3,526 cows, located in the district of Bratislava, bordering Austria and near the Czech Republic. The farm is outside the 10 km radius of the detected outbreaks, but within the additional restriction zone.

EU vaccine bank

In view of the current epidemiological situation, the European Commission has announced that the FMD serotype O vaccine bank has been activated to distribute 500,000 doses for the time being for use in ruminants and swine.