Avian Influenza H5N8 — Bulgaria
An outbreak of a virulent bird flu virus has spread to another farm in northeastern Bulgaria, the national food safety agency said on [Wed 13 Jun 2018].
A 3-kilometer [2-mi] protection zone was set around the farm in the village of Donchevo [Dobrich] and the sale of eggs and the movement of domestic, wild, and other birds was banned within it, the agency said in a statement.
“All contaminated and contact birds in 2 of the farm halls will be culled in a humane manner,” it said.
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