Avian Influenza H5N8 -- Worldwide/Unknown
Bulgaria has reported an outbreak of the highly pathogenic H5N8 bird flu virus on a farm in the northeastern district of Dobrich, the national food safety agency said on [Mon 5 Feb 2018].
The virus, found on a farm in the town of General Toshevo, located near the border with Romania, would lead to the death of 140 000 birds, the agency said.
"A 3-kilometer [2-mile] protection zone and a 10-km [6-mi] observation area around the livestock area were set up," the agency said in a statement,
Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://healthmap.org/ln.php?5670395&promed&0
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