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Bulgaria: 2020 African Swine Fever

Shiloh

Shiloh

Editor, Senior Moderator
Source: https://www.voanews.com/europe/bulgaria-cull-24000-pigs-amid-swine-fever-outbreak

Bulgaria to Cull 24,000 Pigs Amid Swine Fever Outbreak
By RFE/RL
January 04, 2020 08:40 PM

Bulgarian veterinary authorities say they will cull 24,000 additional pigs amid signs of an outbreak of African swine fever at a pig farm in the northeast part of the country.

The report Friday represented a continuation of an outbreak that was first detected at six breeding farms in the summer and led to the culling of more than 130,000 pigs in August.

The latest outbreak was detected at a farm in the village of Nikola Kozlevo in the region of Shumen, food safety officials said.

Health officials said there were 42 registered outbreaks of African swine fever in the country in 2019...
 
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Bulgaria[/TD]
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[TD]Information received on 06/01/2020 from Dr Damyan Iliev, Chief Veterinary Officer & Deputy Executive Director, Bulgarian Food Safety Agency, Ministry of Agriculture and Food, Sofia, Bulgaria[/TD]
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[/TD]
[/TR]
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[TD]Summary

[TD="width: 10%"]Report type[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]Follow-up report No. 33[/TD]

[TD="width: 10%"]Date of start of the event[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]03/07/2019[/TD]

[TD="width: 10%"]Date of confirmation of the event[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]03/07/2019[/TD]

[TD="width: 10%"]Report date[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]04/01/2020[/TD]

[TD="width: 10%"]Date submitted to OIE[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]06/01/2020[/TD]

[TD="width: 10%"]Reason for notification[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]Recurrence of a listed disease[/TD]

[TD="width: 10%"]Date of previous occurrence[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]30/09/2018[/TD]

[TD="width: 10%"]Manifestation of disease[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]Clinical disease[/TD]

[TD="width: 10%"]Causal agent[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]African swine fever virus[/TD]

[TD="width: 10%"]Nature of diagnosis[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]Laboratory (basic)[/TD]

[TD="width: 10%"]This event pertains to[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]a defined zone within the country[/TD]

[TD="width: 10%"]Related reports[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"] Immediate notification (03/07/2019) Follow-up report No. 1 (09/07/2019) Follow-up report No. 2 (14/07/2019) Follow-up report No. 3 (18/07/2019) Follow-up report No. 4 (03/08/2019) Follow-up report No. 5 (22/08/2019) Follow-up report No. 6 (22/08/2019) Follow-up report No. 7 (23/08/2019) Follow-up report No. 8 (23/08/2019) Follow-up report No. 9 (02/09/2019) Follow-up report No. 10 (04/09/2019) Follow-up report No. 11 (13/09/2019) Follow-up report No. 12 (18/09/2019) Follow-up report No. 13 (19/09/2019) Follow-up report No. 14 (23/09/2019) Follow-up report No. 15 (27/09/2019) Follow-up report No. 16 (04/10/2019) Follow-up report No. 17 (10/10/2019) Follow-up report No. 18 (11/10/2019) Follow-up report No. 19 (15/10/2019) Follow-up report No. 20 (18/10/2019) Follow-up report No. 21 (18/10/2019) Follow-up report No. 22 (22/10/2019) Follow-up report No. 23 (24/10/2019) Follow-up report No. 24 (01/11/2019) Follow-up report No. 25 (07/11/2019) Follow-up report No. 26 (19/11/2019) Follow-up report No. 27 (25/11/2019) Follow-up report No. 28 (16/12/2019) Follow-up report No. 29 (17/12/2019) Follow-up report No. 30 (17/12/2019) Follow-up report No. 31 (20/12/2019) Follow-up report No. 32 (20/12/2019) Follow-up report No. 33 (04/01/2020) [/TD]
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]New outbreaks (3)
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]
Byal bryag, Sumen
Date of start of the outbreak30/12/2019
Outbreak statusContinuing (or date resolved not provided)
Epidemiological unitFarm
Affected animals
SpeciesSusceptibleCasesDeathsKilled and disposed ofSlaughtered
Swine15315321510

[TD="align: left"]Outbreak 1[/TD]
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]
Byal bryag, Sumen
Date of start of the outbreak30/12/2019
Outbreak statusContinuing (or date resolved not provided)
Epidemiological unitFarm
Affected animals
SpeciesSusceptibleCasesDeathsKilled and disposed ofSlaughtered
Swine22221210

[TD="align: left"]Outbreak 2[/TD]
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]
Nikola Kozlevo, Sumen
Date of start of the outbreak03/01/2020
Outbreak statusContinuing (or date resolved not provided)
Epidemiological unitFarm
Affected animals
SpeciesSusceptibleCasesDeathsKilled and disposed ofSlaughtered
Swine240006464239360

[TD="align: left"]Outbreak 3[/TD]
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]
Total outbreaks: 3
Total animals affected
SpeciesSusceptibleCasesDeathsKilled and disposed ofSlaughtered
Swine2417523967241080
Outbreak statistics
SpeciesApparent morbidity rateApparent mortality rateApparent case fatality rateProportion susceptible animals lost*
Swine0.99%0.28%28.03%100.00%

[TD="align: left"]Summary of outbreaks[/TD]

[TD="colspan: 2"]*Removed from the susceptible population through death, destruction and/or slaughter[/TD]
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Epidemiology
Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection
  • Unknown or inconclusive
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] [/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Control measures
Measures applied
  • Movement control inside the country
  • Surveillance outside containment and/or protection zone
  • Surveillance within containment and/or protection zone
  • Screening
  • Zoning
  • Vaccination permitted (if a vaccine exists)
  • No treatment of affected animals
Measures to be applied
  • Stamping out
  • Disinfection
  • Disinfestation
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Diagnostic test results
Laboratory name and typeSpeciesTestTest dateResult
National Reference Laboratory for classical swine fever and African swine fever (National laboratory)Swinereal-time PCR18/12/2019Positive
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Future Reporting
The event is continuing. Weekly follow-up reports will be submitted.
[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]

...

https://www.oie.int/wahis_2/public/...?page_refer=MapFullEventReport&reportid=32798
 
Source: http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2020-01/09/c_138688955.htm

Second Bulgaria's industrial farm hit by African swine fever in one week
Source: Xinhua| 2020-01-09 04:30:04|Editor: huaxia

SOFIA, Jan. 8 (Xinhua) -- Bulgarian Food Safety Agency (BFSA) on Wednesday evening confirmed a second outbreak of African swine fever in an industrial farm in the country in a week.

A total of 39,656 pigs are raised in the farm, which is located in the village of Brestak in the northeastern part of the country, the agency said in a statement.

All pigs in the farm will be culled, the statement said...
 
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Bulgaria[/TD]
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[TD]Information received on 09/01/2020 from Dr Damyan Iliev, Chief Veterinary Officer & Deputy Executive Director, Bulgarian Food Safety Agency, Ministry of Agriculture and Food, Sofia, Bulgaria[/TD]
[/TR]
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[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Summary

[TD="width: 10%"]Report type[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]Follow-up report No. 34[/TD]

[TD="width: 10%"]Date of start of the event[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]03/07/2019[/TD]

[TD="width: 10%"]Date of confirmation of the event[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]03/07/2019[/TD]

[TD="width: 10%"]Report date[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]09/01/2020[/TD]

[TD="width: 10%"]Date submitted to OIE[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]09/01/2020[/TD]

[TD="width: 10%"]Reason for notification[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]Recurrence of a listed disease[/TD]

[TD="width: 10%"]Date of previous occurrence[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]30/09/2018[/TD]

[TD="width: 10%"]Manifestation of disease[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]Clinical disease[/TD]

[TD="width: 10%"]Causal agent[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]African swine fever virus[/TD]

[TD="width: 10%"]Nature of diagnosis[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]Laboratory (basic)[/TD]

[TD="width: 10%"]This event pertains to[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]the whole country[/TD]

[TD="width: 10%"]Related reports[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"] Immediate notification (03/07/2019) Follow-up report No. 1 (09/07/2019) Follow-up report No. 2 (14/07/2019) Follow-up report No. 3 (18/07/2019) Follow-up report No. 4 (03/08/2019) Follow-up report No. 5 (22/08/2019) Follow-up report No. 6 (22/08/2019) Follow-up report No. 7 (23/08/2019) Follow-up report No. 8 (23/08/2019) Follow-up report No. 9 (02/09/2019) Follow-up report No. 10 (04/09/2019) Follow-up report No. 11 (13/09/2019) Follow-up report No. 12 (18/09/2019) Follow-up report No. 13 (19/09/2019) Follow-up report No. 14 (23/09/2019) Follow-up report No. 15 (27/09/2019) Follow-up report No. 16 (04/10/2019) Follow-up report No. 17 (10/10/2019) Follow-up report No. 18 (11/10/2019) Follow-up report No. 19 (15/10/2019) Follow-up report No. 20 (18/10/2019) Follow-up report No. 21 (18/10/2019) Follow-up report No. 22 (22/10/2019) Follow-up report No. 23 (24/10/2019) Follow-up report No. 24 (01/11/2019) Follow-up report No. 25 (07/11/2019) Follow-up report No. 26 (19/11/2019) Follow-up report No. 27 (25/11/2019) Follow-up report No. 28 (16/12/2019) Follow-up report No. 29 (17/12/2019) Follow-up report No. 30 (17/12/2019) Follow-up report No. 31 (20/12/2019) Follow-up report No. 32 (20/12/2019) Follow-up report No. 33 (04/01/2020) Follow-up report No. 34 (09/01/2020) [/TD]
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]New outbreaks (4)
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]
Vulchi dol, Sumen
Date of start of the outbreak08/01/2020
Outbreak statusContinuing (or date resolved not provided)
Epidemiological unitFarm
Affected animals
SpeciesSusceptibleCasesDeathsKilled and disposed ofSlaughtered
Swine3965699396470

[TD="align: left"]Outbreak 1[/TD]
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]
Veselinovo, Sumen
Date of start of the outbreak08/01/2020
Outbreak statusContinuing (or date resolved not provided)
Epidemiological unitBackyard
Affected animals
SpeciesSusceptibleCasesDeathsKilled and disposed ofSlaughtered
Swine125441210

[TD="align: left"]Outbreak 2[/TD]
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]
Gergini, Gabrovo
Date of start of the outbreak08/01/2020
Outbreak statusContinuing (or date resolved not provided)
Epidemiological unitFarm
Affected animals
SpeciesSusceptibleCasesDeathsKilled and disposed ofSlaughtered
Swine29116230

[TD="align: left"]Outbreak 3[/TD]
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]
Borov dol, Sliven
Date of start of the outbreak08/01/2020
Outbreak statusContinuing (or date resolved not provided)
Epidemiological unitBackyard
Affected animals
SpeciesSusceptibleCasesDeathsKilled and disposed ofSlaughtered
Swine22020

[TD="align: left"]Outbreak 4[/TD]
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]
Total outbreaks: 4
Total animals affected
SpeciesSusceptibleCasesDeathsKilled and disposed ofSlaughtered
Swine398122619397930
Outbreak statistics
SpeciesApparent morbidity rateApparent mortality rateApparent case fatality rateProportion susceptible animals lost*
Swine0.07%0.05%73.08%100.00%

[TD="align: left"]Summary of outbreaks[/TD]

[TD="colspan: 2"]*Removed from the susceptible population through death, destruction and/or slaughter[/TD]
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Epidemiology
Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection
  • Unknown or inconclusive
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] [/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]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
  • Official destruction of animal products
  • Official disposal of carcasses, by-products and waste
  • Stamping out
  • Control of wildlife reservoirs
  • Zoning
  • Disinfection
  • Disinfestation
  • Vaccination permitted (if a vaccine exists)
  • No treatment of affected animals
Measures to be applied
  • No other measures
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Diagnostic test results
Laboratory name and typeSpeciesTestTest dateResult
National Reference Laboratory for classical swine fever and African swine fever (National laboratory)Swinereal-time PCR08/01/2020Positive
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Future Reporting
The event is continuing. Weekly follow-up reports will be submitted.
[/TD]
[/TR]
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...
https://www.oie.int/wahis_2/public/...?page_refer=MapFullEventReport&reportid=32872
 
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Bulgaria[/TD]
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[TD]Information received on 22/01/2020 from Dr Damyan Iliev, Chief Veterinary Officer & Deputy Executive Director, Bulgarian Food Safety Agency, Ministry of Agriculture and Food, Sofia, Bulgaria[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Summary

[TD="width: 10%"]Report type[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]Follow-up report No. 35[/TD]

[TD="width: 10%"]Date of start of the event[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]03/07/2019[/TD]

[TD="width: 10%"]Date of confirmation of the event[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]03/07/2019[/TD]

[TD="width: 10%"]Report date[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]22/01/2020[/TD]

[TD="width: 10%"]Date submitted to OIE[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]22/01/2020[/TD]

[TD="width: 10%"]Reason for notification[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]Recurrence of a listed disease[/TD]

[TD="width: 10%"]Date of previous occurrence[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]30/09/2018[/TD]

[TD="width: 10%"]Manifestation of disease[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]Clinical disease[/TD]

[TD="width: 10%"]Causal agent[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]African swine fever virus[/TD]

[TD="width: 10%"]Nature of diagnosis[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]Laboratory (basic)[/TD]

[TD="width: 10%"]This event pertains to[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]the whole country[/TD]

[TD="width: 10%"]Related reports[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"] Immediate notification (03/07/2019) Follow-up report No. 1 (09/07/2019) Follow-up report No. 2 (14/07/2019) Follow-up report No. 3 (18/07/2019) Follow-up report No. 4 (03/08/2019) Follow-up report No. 5 (22/08/2019) Follow-up report No. 6 (22/08/2019) Follow-up report No. 7 (23/08/2019) Follow-up report No. 8 (23/08/2019) Follow-up report No. 9 (02/09/2019) Follow-up report No. 10 (04/09/2019) Follow-up report No. 11 (13/09/2019) Follow-up report No. 12 (18/09/2019) Follow-up report No. 13 (19/09/2019) Follow-up report No. 14 (23/09/2019) Follow-up report No. 15 (27/09/2019) Follow-up report No. 16 (04/10/2019) Follow-up report No. 17 (10/10/2019) Follow-up report No. 18 (11/10/2019) Follow-up report No. 19 (15/10/2019) Follow-up report No. 20 (18/10/2019) Follow-up report No. 21 (18/10/2019) Follow-up report No. 22 (22/10/2019) Follow-up report No. 23 (24/10/2019) Follow-up report No. 24 (01/11/2019) Follow-up report No. 25 (07/11/2019) Follow-up report No. 26 (19/11/2019) Follow-up report No. 27 (25/11/2019) Follow-up report No. 28 (16/12/2019) Follow-up report No. 29 (17/12/2019) Follow-up report No. 30 (17/12/2019) Follow-up report No. 31 (20/12/2019) Follow-up report No. 32 (20/12/2019) Follow-up report No. 33 (04/01/2020) Follow-up report No. 34 (09/01/2020) Follow-up report No. 35 (22/01/2020) [/TD]
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]New outbreaks (3)
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]
Popovo, Targoviste
Date of start of the outbreak17/12/2019
Outbreak statusResolved (17/12/2019)
Epidemiological unitForest
Affected animals
SpeciesSusceptibleCasesDeathsKilled and disposed ofSlaughtered
Wild boar:Sus scrofa(Suidae) 6060

[TD="align: left"]Outbreak 1[/TD]
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]
Dreatin, Slivnitsa, Sofija
Date of start of the outbreak17/12/2019
Outbreak statusResolved (17/12/2019)
Epidemiological unitForest
Affected animals
SpeciesSusceptibleCasesDeathsKilled and disposed ofSlaughtered
Wild boar:Sus scrofa(Suidae) 1100

[TD="align: left"]Outbreak 2[/TD]
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]
Goritza, Varna
Date of start of the outbreak20/01/2020
Outbreak statusContinuing (or date resolved not provided)
Epidemiological unitFarm
Affected animals
SpeciesSusceptibleCasesDeathsKilled and disposed ofSlaughtered
Swine5833550

[TD="align: left"]Outbreak 3[/TD]
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]
Total outbreaks: 3
Total animals affected
SpeciesSusceptibleCasesDeathsKilled and disposed ofSlaughtered
Wild boar:Sus scrofa(Suidae) 7160
Swine5833550
Outbreak statistics
SpeciesApparent morbidity rateApparent mortality rateApparent case fatality rateProportion susceptible animals lost*
Wild boar:Sus scrofa(Suidae)****14.29%**
Swine5.17%5.17%100.00%100.00%

[TD="align: left"]Summary of outbreaks[/TD]

[TD="colspan: 2"]*Removed from the susceptible population through death, destruction and/or slaughter[/TD]

[TD="colspan: 2"]**Not calculated because of missing information[/TD]
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Epidemiology
Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection
  • Unknown or inconclusive
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] [/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]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
  • Official destruction of animal products
  • Official disposal of carcasses, by-products and waste
  • Stamping out
  • Control of wildlife reservoirs
  • Zoning
  • Disinfection
  • Disinfestation
  • Vaccination permitted (if a vaccine exists)
  • No treatment of affected animals
Measures to be applied
  • No other measures
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Diagnostic test results
Laboratory name and typeSpeciesTestTest dateResult
National Reference Laboratory for classical swine fever and African swine fever (National laboratory)Swinereal-time PCR20/01/2020Positive
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Future Reporting
The event is continuing. Weekly follow-up reports will be submitted.
[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]

...
https://www.oie.int/wahis_2/public/...?page_refer=MapFullEventReport&reportid=32885
 
Source: https://seenews.com/news/bulgaria-co...er-case-709043

Bulgaria confirms new African swine fever case
Author Mario Tanev
Published Aug 06, 2020 11:32 EEST

SOFIA (Bulgaria), August 6 (SeeNews) - Bulgaria's Food Safety Agency (BFSA) said that it has confirmed a new case of African swine fever at a farm in the Varna region...

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Source: http://famagusta-gazette.com/2020/08/06/african-swine-fever-outbreak-reported-in-bulgaria/

...A total of 212 pigs were in the farm, which is located in the village of Yunets in the eastern part of the country near the Black Sea coast. Fifteen pigs on the farm have already died and the others will be culled, the agency said...
 
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