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Bird flu: H5N8 outbreak in a farm in northeast of Bulgaria
Near the Romanian border, authorities announced countermeasures
05 March, 18:35
(ANSA) - BELGRADE, 05 MAR - The Bulgarian Food Safety Agency
has reported today an outbreak of H5N8 bird flu in a poultry
farm in General Toshevo, in the northeast of the country. The
Agency said that the national authorities, in line with the
European standards and legislation, will have to cull 140,000
hens and properly dispose them. In the meantime, a
three-kilometer protection zone and a 10-kilometer surveillance
area have been set up around the farm. Furthermore, the
authorities have introduced a ban on trade and transport of
poultry and eggs in the area. (ANSA).
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