Animal diseases are lurking on the border with Turkey

Ten days ago, Bulgaria reopened the system for disinfecting motor vehicles when they pass through the border points from neighboring Turkey due to the danger of importing animal diseases into our country. The difference this time is that the state is taking over this activity, after years it was in the hands of private operators. According to data from the European Union (EU) Information System for the declaration of certain particularly dangerous animal diseases (ADIS), Turkey has reported : 13 outbreaks of anthrax, 2 outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease, 2 outbreaks of plague in small ruminants, 28 outbreaks of rabies and 2 outbreaks of smallpox in sheep and goats, agri.bg reported. According to information from the Food Chain Risk Assessment Center (FRCHA), 90% of the outbreaks of these diseases are in the border areas, which necessitates the introduction of stricter control and more serious disinfection of passing cars. In the Balkans, the epizootic situation is also not she is ...