Two new outbreaks of bird flu in the regions of Plovdiv and Haskovo in Bulgaria

Published 2024년 5월 13일

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The Bulgarian Food Safety Agency has reported two outbreaks of Influenza A at poultry farms in Bulgaria, affecting around 6,300 ducks in Konstantinovo village and 1,800 ducks in Momino village. A 3-kilometer safety zone and a 10-kilometer monitored zone have been established around each farm. The affected birds will be culled, and an epizootic survey 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 farms do not pose a risk to human health.

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Two new outbreaks of Influenza A in poultry farms inhabited by mallard ducks have been registered in the regions of Plovdiv and Haskovo, the Bulgarian Food Safety Agency (BFSA) announced. Read more: Daniel Bozhankov: We are fighting to change the humane treatment regulation The first site affected by bird flu is in the village of Konstantinovo in Haskovo, Simeonovgrad municipality. About 6,300 ducks are bred there. A 3-kilometer safety zone has been defined, which includes the village of Konstantinovo, Simeonovgrad municipality, and the village of Polyanovo, Harmanli municipality. The 10-kilometer monitored zone includes: Dimitrovgrad municipality - Zlatopole village and Rainovo village; Haskovo municipality - Aleksandrovo village, Nova Nadezhda village, Stoykovo village, Rodopi village, Bryagovo village; Simeonovgrad municipality - Simeonovgrad city; Harmanli municipality - Preslavets village. The second farm with registered bird flu is located in Plovdiv's Momino village, ...

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