Smallpox in sheep and goats is coming in Bulgaria

Published 2024년 11월 12일

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The Bulgarian Food Safety Agency has reported a new outbreak of small ruminant pox in the village of Uzundzhovo, Haskovo region, at a livestock farm with 180 sheep. A 3-kilometer safety zone and a 10-kilometer monitored zone have been established. The disease, which does not affect humans but could cause significant economic damage if it spreads, was recently detected in another livestock farm in Kapitan Andreevo. The agency is implementing control and elimination measures in accordance with European and national laws. Farmers are calling for state aid for those affected by the measures or the disease.
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The Bulgarian Food Safety Agency (BFSA) registered a new outbreak of small ruminant pox in the village of Uzundzhovo, Haskovo municipality, Haskovo region. The disease was detected in a livestock farm with 180 sheep. A 3-kilometer safety zone has been defined around the outbreak, which includes the village of Uzundzhovo. The villages of Stamboliyski, Podkrepa, Stoykovo, Rodopi, Alexandrovo, Nova Nadezhda, Ljubenovo, Dinevo and the town of Haskovo, Haskovo municipality are included in the 10-kilometer monitored zone around the outbreak; the village of Konstantinovo from the Simeonovgrad municipality; the villages of Voden, Chernogorovo, Brod, Zlato pole, Rainovo, Fortress and the town of Dimitrovgrad from the Dimitrovgrad municipality, Haskovo region. Measures have been taken to control and eliminate the disease, according to the rules of European and national legislation - humane killing and disposal of all infected and contact small ruminants in the site. Only a few days ago, an ...
Source: Agri

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