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Because of a bird bug in the village of Stryama in the Plovdiv region, the sale of live birds in markets is prohibited – 2024-10-03 09:31:02


By decision of the Regional Epizootic Commission, a letter was sent to all municipalities

“At this point, there is no potential for the outbreak to grow.” bird flu and all measures are taken to limit the contagion. However, it is necessary to strictly follow the recommendations of the Bulgarian Food Safety Agency (BASHA) in order to minimize the losses of farms and farmers”. This was announced by the regional governor of Plovdiv, Prof. Hristina Yancheva, after a meeting of the Regional Epizootic Commission, convened in connection with the outbreak of Influenza A (flu) established by the BABH in a poultry facility on the land of. Strive to Rakovski municipality.

“It is necessary on the territory of the entire region to take all measures to prevent the spread of the infection. An episodic study is being conducted and the movements of poultry, products and feed are being monitored,” commented the director of ODBK-Plovdiv, Dr. Chavdar Chavdarov. On his recommendation, in order to prevent the spread of the disease, the Regional Administration sent a letter to all municipalities. In it, it is insisted that emergency meetings of the Municipal Epizootic Committees be convened and that preventive measures be taken. Municipalities are also required to strengthen control over markets and open markets to prevent trade in live birds. Birds must be kept indoors. It is prohibited to organize and hold bird fairs, markets and exhibitions, as well as the displacement of birds to renew the game stock.

We remind you that at the end of last week, the BABH established an outbreak of Influenza A (flu) in a poultry farm on the land of the village of Stryama. 4,342 pheasants, 2,952 partridges, 375 wild turkeys are bred in this facility.

In order to prevent the spread of the disease, ODBH-Plovdiv took actions to humanely kill the diseased and contact birds in the site, which ended today.


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