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Bulgaria detects avian flu H5N1 in wild bird (pelican) and poultry

Gert van der Hoek

In Memoriam - Editor, Senior Moderator
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Bird flu discovered in Bulgaria’s Burgas region: deputy minister


27 January 2015 | 13:42 | FOCUS News Agency

Source: Focus Information Agency

Sofia. "Dead birds were established on the territory of [coastal] Burgas 4 days ago," said Tsvetan Dimitrov, Bulgarian Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Food, speaking at an extraordinary press conference, FOCUS News Agency reported.

In his words, 2 dead birds were found – a pelican and a seagull. The pelican had bird flu, tests proved.

Dimitrov assured there was nothing concerning in the situation and all needed measures had been taken
 
[h=1]Bulgaria reports single case of bird flu: official[/h] SOFIA, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) -- Bulgaria has registered a single case of H5N1 bird flu near the Black Sea city of Burgas, said Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Food, Tsvetan Dimitrov here on Tuesday.
The virus was detected in a Dalmatian Pelican, Dimitrov said at a press conference.
"There is nothing alarming at this stage because we have taken all necessary precautions," Dimitrov said.
Bulgaria, located along main bird migratory routes from Northern Europe to Africa, registered the first case of H5N1 in 2005.

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/europe/europe/2015-01/27/c_133951258.htm
 
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[TD="width: *, align: left"] Highly pathogenic avian influenza,
Bulgaria

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[TD="class: topbigtabletitle27"]Information received on 28/01/2015 from Pr. Nikola T. Belev, OIE Delegate, OIE Regional Representation for Eastern Europe, Ministry of Agriculture and Food , SOFIA, Bulgaria[/TD]
[/TR]
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[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Summary
[TABLE="class: TableFoyers, width: 917"]
[TR]
[TD="class: filtrer_th, width: 10%"]Report type[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]Immediate notification[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: filtrer_th, width: 10%"]Date of start of the event[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]22/01/2015[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: filtrer_th, width: 10%"]Date of pre-confirmation of the event[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]26/01/2015[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: filtrer_th, width: 10%"]Report date[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]28/01/2015[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: filtrer_th, width: 10%"]Date submitted to OIE[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]28/01/2015[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: filtrer_th, width: 10%"]Reason for notification[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]Reoccurrence of a listed disease[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: filtrer_th, width: 10%"]Date of previous occurrence[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]06/2010[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: filtrer_th, width: 10%"]Manifestation of disease[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]Sub-clinical infection[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: filtrer_th, width: 10%"]Causal agent[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: filtrer_th, width: 10%"]Serotype[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]H5N1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: filtrer_th, width: 10%"]Nature of diagnosis[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]Laboratory (advanced)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: filtrer_th, width: 10%"]This event pertains to[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]a defined zone within the country[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] New outbreaks (1)
[TABLE="class: TableFoyers, width: 918"]
[/TABLE]

[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] [TABLE="class: TableFoyers, width: 917"]
[TR]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left, align: left"]Outbreak 1[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left"]Burgas, BURGAS[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left"]Date of start of the outbreak[/TD]
[TD]22/01/2015[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left"]Outbreak status[/TD]
[TD]Continuing (or date resolved not provided)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left"]Epidemiological unit[/TD]
[TD]Not applicable[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left"]Affected animals[/TD]
[TD] [TABLE="class: TableFoyers, width: 689"]
[TR]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_center last"]Species[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_center last"]Susceptible[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_center last"]Cases[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_center last"]Deaths[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_center last"]Destroyed[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_center last"]Slaughtered[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Dalmatian pelican:Pelecanus crispus(Pelecanidae)[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"] [/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]1[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]1[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]0[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]

[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] [TABLE="class: TableFoyers, width: 917"]
[TR]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left, align: left"]Summary of outbreaks[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left"]Total outbreaks: 1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left"]Total animals affected[/TD]
[TD] [TABLE="class: TableFoyers, width: 774"]
[TR]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_center last"]Species[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_center last"]Susceptible[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_center last"]Cases[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_center last"]Deaths[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_center last"]Destroyed[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_center last"]Slaughtered[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Dalmatian pelican:Pelecanus crispus(Pelecanidae)[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"] [/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]1[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]1[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]0[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left"]Outbreak statistics[/TD]
[TD] [TABLE="class: TableFoyers, width: 774"]
[TR]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_center last"]Species[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_center last"]Apparent morbidity rate[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_center last"]Apparent mortality rate[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_center last"]Apparent case fatality rate[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_center last"]Proportion susceptible animals lost*[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Dalmatian pelican:Pelecanus crispus(Pelecanidae)[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]**[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]**[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]100.00%[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]**[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left, colspan: 2"]*Removed from the susceptible population through death, destruction and/or slaughter[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left, colspan: 2"]**Not calculated because of missing information[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]

[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Epidemiology
[TABLE="class: TableFoyers, width: 917"]
[TR]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left"]Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection[/TD]
[TD]
  • Contact with wild species
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left"]Epidemiological comments[/TD]
[TD]Dalmatian pelican (Pelecanus crispus) real-time PCR positive for HPAI subtype H5N1 was found dead on 22 January in Poda protected area. The samples will be tested for confirmation by inoculation of chicken embryos. The pelican was found dead together with a black-headed gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) in the framework of the passive surveillance under the national avian influenza surveillance and control program approved by European Commission. The black-headed gull was tested with negative result for avian influenza.[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] [/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Control measures
[TABLE="class: TableFoyers, width: 917"]
[TR]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left"]Measures applied[/TD]
[TD]
  • Control of wildlife reservoirs
  • Screening
  • Zoning
  • Vaccination prohibited
  • No treatment of affected animals
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left"]Measures to be applied[/TD]
[TD]
  • No other measures
[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Diagnostic test results
[TABLE="class: TableFoyers, width: 917"]
[TR]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left"]Laboratory name and type[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left"]Species[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left"]Test[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left"]Test date[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left last"]Result[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: filtrer"]National Reference Laboratory for avian influenza and Newcastle disease (Regional Reference Laboratory)[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer"]Dalmatian pelican[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer"]real-time PCR[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer"]26/01/2015[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer cb-centree last"]Positive[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Future Reporting
[TABLE="class: TableFoyers, width: 917"]
[TR]
[TD="class: filtrer"]The event is continuing. Weekly follow-up reports will be submitted.[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]

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http://www.oie.int/wahis_2/public/w...?page_refer=MapFullEventReport&reportid=17083
 
Emergency measures introduced in relation to prevent bird flu outbreak in Bulgaria

2 February 2015 | 16:09 | FOCUS News Agency


Sofia. Extraordinary security measures were introduced by the Bulgarian Agency for Food Safety in connection with established and announced a primary outbreak of "bird flu" (H5N1) in the village of Konstantinovo, Burgas Municiplaity. Measures aimed at preventing the spread of the virus among poultry, the press office of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food announced.

Three (3) kilometers protection zone around the outbreak and ten (10) kilometers surveillance zone have been introduced. The protection zone covers the village of Konstantinov and monitored area including the following settlements: Burgas Municipality ? Burgas city, Meden Rudnik and Gorno Ezerovo living districts, as well as villages of Varli Bryag and Dimchevo; Municipality of Kameno ? villages of Cherni Vrah, Polski Izvor and Livada; Municipality of Sredets - Drachevo and Debelt and Sozopol Municipality ? Prisad village.
 
More than 2,000 birds killed in Bulgaria?s Konstantinovo over bird flu

3 feb 2015

Burgas.
Some 2,121 birds form 105 households have been killed in the Bulgarian village of Konstantinovo, municipality of Kameno, district of Burgas, over bird flu. Director of the district directorate of the Bulgarian Food Safety Agency in Burgas, Dr Georgi Mitev, announced the information for Radio FOCUS.

He added that there would be a meeting of the local crisis headquarters to outline the next measures needed to be taken to restrict the spreading of the virus, such as establishing an extra buffer zone of 10 km.

?What needed to be done as adequate measures has been done. Unfortunately, we killed the birds in the village,? Mr Mitev remarked, adding that there were no new cases of bird flu in the region.
 
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Bulgaria

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[/TD]
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[TR]
[TD] [TABLE="class: TableChoisir, border: 0, cellpadding: 0, cellspacing: 0"]
[TR]
[TD="class: topbigtabletitle27"]Information received on 04/02/2015 from Pr. Nikola T. Belev, OIE Delegate, OIE Regional Representation for Eastern Europe, Ministry of Agriculture and Food , SOFIA, Bulgaria[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Summary
[TABLE="class: TableFoyers, width: 917"]
[TR]
[TD="class: filtrer_th, width: 10%"]Report type[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]Follow-up report No. 1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: filtrer_th, width: 10%"]Date of start of the event[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]22/01/2015[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: filtrer_th, width: 10%"]Date of pre-confirmation of the event[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]26/01/2015[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: filtrer_th, width: 10%"]Report date[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]04/02/2015[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: filtrer_th, width: 10%"]Date submitted to OIE[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]04/02/2015[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: filtrer_th, width: 10%"]Reason for notification[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]Reoccurrence of a listed disease[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: filtrer_th, width: 10%"]Date of previous occurrence[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]06/2010[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: filtrer_th, width: 10%"]Manifestation of disease[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]Clinical disease[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: filtrer_th, width: 10%"]Causal agent[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: filtrer_th, width: 10%"]Serotype[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]H5N1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: filtrer_th, width: 10%"]Nature of diagnosis[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]Clinical, Laboratory (basic)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: filtrer_th, width: 10%"]This event pertains to[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]a defined zone within the country[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left, width: 10%"]Related reports[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]Immediate notification (28/01/2015)
Follow-up report No. 1 (04/02/2015) [/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] New outbreaks (1)
[TABLE="class: TableFoyers, width: 918"]
[/TABLE]

[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] [TABLE="class: TableFoyers, width: 917"]
[TR]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left, align: left"]Outbreak 1[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left"]Burgas, Konstantinovo, Burgas, BURGAS[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left"]Date of start of the outbreak[/TD]
[TD]30/01/2015[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left"]Outbreak status[/TD]
[TD]Continuing (or date resolved not provided)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left"]Epidemiological unit[/TD]
[TD]Backyard[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left"]Affected animals[/TD]
[TD] [TABLE="class: TableFoyers, width: 605"]
[TR]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_center last"]Species[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_center last"]Susceptible[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_center last"]Cases[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_center last"]Deaths[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_center last"]Destroyed[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_center last"]Slaughtered[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Birds[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]22[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]22[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]20[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]2[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]

[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] [TABLE="class: TableFoyers, width: 917"]
[TR]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left, align: left"]Summary of outbreaks[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left"]Total outbreaks: 1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left"]Total animals affected[/TD]
[TD] [TABLE="class: TableFoyers, width: 744"]
[TR]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_center last"]Species[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_center last"]Susceptible[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_center last"]Cases[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_center last"]Deaths[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_center last"]Destroyed[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_center last"]Slaughtered[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Birds[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]22[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]22[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]20[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]2[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left"]Outbreak statistics[/TD]
[TD] [TABLE="class: TableFoyers, width: 744"]
[TR]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_center last"]Species[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_center last"]Apparent morbidity rate[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_center last"]Apparent mortality rate[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_center last"]Apparent case fatality rate[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_center last"]Proportion susceptible animals lost*[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Birds[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]100.00%[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]90.91%[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]90.91%[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]100.00%[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left, colspan: 2"]*Removed from the susceptible population through death, destruction and/or slaughter[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]

[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Epidemiology
[TABLE="class: TableFoyers, width: 917"]
[TR]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left"]Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection[/TD]
[TD]
  • Unknown or inconclusive
  • Contact with wild species
[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] [/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Control measures
[TABLE="class: TableFoyers, width: 917"]
[TR]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left"]Measures applied[/TD]
[TD]
  • Control of wildlife reservoirs
  • Stamping out
  • Movement control inside the country
  • Screening
  • Zoning
  • Disinfection of infected premises/establishment(s)
  • Dipping / Spraying
  • Vaccination prohibited
  • No treatment of affected animals
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left"]Measures to be applied[/TD]
[TD]
  • No other measures
[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] [/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Future Reporting
[TABLE="class: TableFoyers, width: 917"]
[TR]
[TD="class: filtrer"]The event is continuing. Weekly follow-up reports will be submitted.[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]


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http://www.oie.int/wahis_2/public/w...?page_refer=MapFullEventReport&reportid=17132
 
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