Bulgaria reports HP H5N8 bird flu outbreaks in farms

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Bulgaria reports bird flu outbreak at duck farm

Reuters Staff







SOFIA (Reuters) - Bulgaria?s food safety agency authorities reported on Sunday an outbreak of the bird flu virus on a duck farm in the northeastern village of Stefanovo and said birds on the farm were being culled.
It is the second outbreak of bird flu at the facility since October, when more than 10,000 ducks were culled.
It was unclear which strain of bird flu it was. Bulgaria has reported a handful of outbreaks of bird flu since December, some of them involving the highly pathogenic H5N8 bird flu virus.
At the farm in Stefanovo, a three-kilometer protection zone had been set around the farm and the movement of domestic, wild and other birds and has been banned within it, as has the sale of eggs and poultry, the food safety agency said on its website.

Reporting by Tsvetelia Tsolova; Editing by Susan Fenton


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Pekin ducks culled as bird flu found at poultry farm in Stefanovo village
28 May 2018 | 17:01 | FOCUS News Agency
Pekin ducks culled as bird flu found at poultry farm in Stefanovo villageSource: Focus Information Agency

Dobrich. All Pekin ducks at the poultry farm in the village of Stefanovo, where an outbreak of bird flu was found, were slaughtered, Dobrich Regional Governor and Chairman of the Regional Epizootic Commission Krasimir Kirilov said at a press briefing today, Focus Radio reported.
Some 21,406 birds and 36,000 hatchlings were humanely culled. The farm?s veterinarian took samples that were sent to Germany. Last Friday, a sample was taken and sent to Sofia for urgent diagnostics. The strain has not been confirmed yet but it is assumed to be H5N8...

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Highly pathogenic avian influenza, Bulgaria

Information received on 10/06/2018 from Dr Damyan Iliev, Chief Veterinary Officer & Deputy Executive Director, Bulgarian Food Safety Agency, Ministry of Agriculture and Food, Sofia, Bulgaria

Summary Report type Follow-up report No. 2 (Final report) Date of start of the event 02/03/2018 Date of confirmation of the event 02/03/2018 Report date 10/06/2018 Date submitted to OIE 10/06/2018 Date event resolved 27/05/2018 Reason for notification First occurrence of a listed disease Manifestation of disease Clinical disease Causal agent Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus Serotype H5N8 Nature of diagnosis Laboratory (basic), Laboratory (advanced) This event pertains to a defined zone within the country Related reports Immediate notification (08/03/2018) Follow-up report No. 1 (05/04/2018) Follow-up report No. 2 (10/06/2018)

New outbreaks (5)

Outbreak 1 Krumovo, Plovdiv Date of start of the outbreak 10/04/2018 Outbreak status Resolved (15/04/2018) Epidemiological unit Farm Affected animals Species Susceptible Cases Deaths Killed and disposed of Slaughtered Birds 5600 15 15 5585 0

Outbreak 2 Plovdiv, ?Chekeritsa? , Stryama, Plovdiv Date of start of the outbreak 17/04/2018 Outbreak status Resolved (18/04/2018) Epidemiological unit Farm Affected animals Species Susceptible Cases Deaths Killed and disposed of Slaughtered Birds 720 557 557 163 0

Outbreak 3 Malevo, Haskovo Date of start of the outbreak 19/04/2018 Outbreak status Resolved (24/04/2018) Epidemiological unit Farm Affected animals Species Susceptible Cases Deaths Killed and disposed of Slaughtered Birds 2000 39 39 1961 0

Outbreak 4 Plovdiv, Plovdiv Date of start of the outbreak 24/04/2018 Outbreak status Resolved (30/04/2018) Epidemiological unit Farm Affected animals Species Susceptible Cases Deaths Killed and disposed of Slaughtered Birds 9450 139 139 9311 0

Outbreak 5 Stefanovo, Dobric Date of start of the outbreak 25/05/2018 Outbreak status Resolved (27/05/2018) Epidemiological unit Farm Affected animals Species Susceptible Cases Deaths Killed and disposed of Slaughtered Birds 21071 5365 5365 15706 0

Summary of outbreaks Total outbreaks: 5 Total animals affected Species Susceptible Cases Deaths Killed and disposed of Slaughtered Birds 38841 6115 6115 32726 0 Outbreak statistics Species Apparent morbidity rate Apparent mortality rate Apparent case fatality rate Proportion susceptible animals lost* Birds 15.74% 15.74% 100.00% 100.00% *Removed from the susceptible population through death, destruction and/or slaughter

Epidemiology Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection Unknown or inconclusive Fomites (humans, vehicles, feed, etc.) Contact with wild species

Control measures Measures applied Movement control inside the country Surveillance outside containment and/or protection zone Surveillance within containment and/or protection zone Traceability Official destruction of animal products Official disposal of carcasses, by-products and waste Stamping out Control of wildlife reservoirs Zoning Disinfection Vaccination prohibited No treatment of affected animals Measures to be applied No other measures

Diagnostic test results Laboratory name and type Species Test Test date Result National Reference Laboratory for Avian Influenza and Newcastle Disease (National laboratory) Birds real-time PCR 10/04/2018 Positive National Reference Laboratory for Avian Influenza and Newcastle Disease (National laboratory) Birds real-time PCR 17/04/2018 Positive National Reference Laboratory for Avian Influenza and Newcastle Disease (National laboratory) Birds real-time PCR 19/04/2018 Positive National Reference Laboratory for Avian Influenza and Newcastle Disease (National laboratory) Birds real-time PCR 24/04/2018 Positive National Reference Laboratory for Avian Influenza and Newcastle Disease (National laboratory) Birds real-time PCR 25/05/2018 Positive

Future Reporting The event is resolved. No more reports will be submitted.

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Bulgaria Agriculture Minister: Million eggs to be withdrawn from market because of bird flu

Written by The Sofia Globe staff on
June 22, 2018 in Bulgaria -

More than a million eggs are to be withdrawn from the Bulgarian market because of outbreaks of bird flu in the country, Agriculture Minister Roumen Porozhanov said in a June 22 television interview.

The step was necessary in order to halt the spread of the disease, he said, adding that it was not dangerous to human health.

Bird flu was a problem for Bulgarian poultry breeders for a second consecutive year, Porozhanov told public broadcaster Bulgarian National Television.

Authorities expected that there would be further outbreaks, so serious steps had to be taken against the infection, he said.
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https://sofiaglobe.com/2018/06/22/bulgaria-agriculture-minister-million-eggs-to-be-withdrawn-from-market-because-of-bird-flu/

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Highly pathogenic avian influenza, Bulgaria

Information received on 24/06/2018 from Dr Damyan Iliev, Chief Veterinary Officer & Deputy Executive Director, Bulgarian Food Safety Agency, Ministry of Agriculture and Food, Sofia, Bulgaria

Summary Report type Follow-up report No. 3 Date of start of the event 02/03/2018 Date of confirmation of the event 02/03/2018 Report date 24/06/2018 Date submitted to OIE 24/06/2018 Reason for notification First occurrence of a listed disease Manifestation of disease Clinical disease Causal agent Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus Serotype H5N8 Nature of diagnosis Clinical, Laboratory (advanced) This event pertains to a defined zone within the country Related reports Immediate notification (08/03/2018) Follow-up report No. 1 (05/04/2018) Follow-up report No. 2 (10/06/2018) Follow-up report No. 3 (24/06/2018)

New outbreaks (1)

Outbreak 1 Donchevo, Dobric Date of start of the outbreak 13/06/2018 Outbreak status Continuing (or date resolved not provided) Epidemiological unit Farm Affected animals Species Susceptible Cases Deaths Killed and disposed of Slaughtered Birds 13820 1715 1715 12105 0

Summary of outbreaks Total outbreaks: 1 Total animals affected Species Susceptible Cases Deaths Killed and disposed of Slaughtered Birds 13820 1715 1715 12105 0 Outbreak statistics Species Apparent morbidity rate Apparent mortality rate Apparent case fatality rate Proportion susceptible animals lost* Birds 12.41% 12.41% 100.00% 100.00% *Removed from the susceptible population through death, destruction and/or slaughter

Epidemiology Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection Unknown or inconclusive

Control measures Measures applied Movement control inside the country Surveillance outside containment and/or protection zone Surveillance within containment and/or protection zone Screening Traceability Quarantine Official destruction of animal products Official disposal of carcasses, by-products and waste Stamping out Control of wildlife reservoirs Zoning Disinfection Ante and post-mortem inspections Vaccination prohibited No treatment of affected animals Measures to be applied No other measures

Diagnostic test results Laboratory name and type Species Test Test date Result National Reference Laboratory for Avian Influenza and Newcastle Disease (National laboratory) Birds real-time PCR 13/06/2018 Positive

Future Reporting The event is continuing. Weekly follow-up reports will be submitted.

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