Bulgaria: Two new outbreaks of bird flu in Plovdiv and Haskovo

Published 2024년 5월 14일

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The Bulgarian Food Safety Agency has reported two outbreaks of influenza A at poultry farms in the regions of Plovdiv and Haskovo, affecting around 8,100 mallard ducks in total. The affected farms in Konstantinovo and Momino villages have been placed under a 3-kilometer safety zone and a 10-kilometer monitored zone. The infected birds will be culled, and an epizootic study will be conducted to track the movement of birds, products, animal by-products, bird feed, and transport related to the outbreaks. The agency assures that duck meat and products from these areas do not pose a risk to human health.

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Two new outbreaks of influenza A in poultry facilities inhabited by mallard ducks have been registered in the regions of Plovdiv and Haskovo, the Bulgarian Food Safety Agency (BFSA) announced. The first facility affected by bird flu is in the Haskovo village of Konstantinovo, Simeonovgrad municipality . About 6,300 ducks are bred there. A 3-kilometer safety zone and a 10-kilometer monitored zone have been defined. The second farm with bird flu is located in Plovdiv's Momino village, Rakovski municipality, where about 1,800 ducks are raised. And around this object there is a 3-kilometer safety zone and a 10-kilometer monitored zone. The birds will be killed in a humane way, inform the veterinary authorities. An epizootic study and tracking of the movements of domestic and other birds, products and animal by-products obtained ...

Source: Duma