Bulgaria: A new outbreak of bird flu in Pazardzhik - next to Vetren

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Published Mar 13, 2024

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The Bulgarian Food Safety Agency has reported a new outbreak of avian influenza, type A, at a poultry facility near Vetren, Septemvri municipality, Pazardjishko. The facility, home to approximately 12,600 mule ducks, is now surrounded by a 3-kilometer safety zone and a 10-kilometer monitored zone. Measures are underway to cull the infected and contact ducks humanely, and an epizootic survey is in progress. The agency has confirmed that duck meat and products from the facility do not pose a risk to human health.

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On March 12, the Bulgarian Food Safety Agency established a new outbreak of avian influenza, type A, near the town of Vetren, Septemvri municipality, Pazardjishko. The disease was discovered in a poultry facility for raising mule ducks, where about 12,600 birds are raised. A 3-kilometer safety zone has been defined around the affected animal breeding site, which includes Vetren and the villages of Akandzhievo, commune. Belovo, region Pazardzhik. The 10-kilometer monitored zone includes the town of Septemvri and the villages of Dolno and Gorno Varshilo, Slavovitsa, Vinogradec and Karabunar; the town of Belovo and the villages of Dabravite, Menenkiovo, Momina Klisura, as well as Lesichovo and Tserovo in the municipality of Lesichovo. In order to limit and prevent the spread of bird flu, actions will be taken to humanely kill the diseased and contact ducks in the site. An epizootic survey and tracking of the movements of domestic and other ...

Source: Sinor