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Deadly bird flu virus confirmed in large Hungarian poultry farmAFPJune 16, 2006The deadly H5N1 bird flu strain has been confirmed for the first time in a large poultry rearing region of Hungary by an European Union laboratory, veterinary officials said here Friday. The H5 virus, which is not highly pathogenic, had been detected by Hungarian authorities in the southeastern region of Kiskunmajsa on June 9.The body of a dead ostrich lays in a farm's field in Szank about 150 kms south of Budapest. More than 440,000 farm birds were exterminated in southern Hungary in recent days as the H5 virus bird flu strain was identified.(AFP/Attila Kisbenedek) Visit the above link to read the rest of the article.