Bulgaria reports fifth bird flu (H5N8) outbreak at industrial farm

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SOFIA (Reuters) ? Bulgarian veterinary authorities will cull 40,000 laying hens in the southeastern village of Krivo Pole after a bird flu outbreak was confirmed at an industrial farm there, the fifth since the start of the year, the food safety agency said late on Friday.

The agency said the farm had been hit by highly pathogenic avian influenza type A, but did not disclose the strain of the disease.

The predominant strain in Europe at present is H5N8.

Some 160,000 ducks and 154,000 hens have been culled at four other farms in the Balkan country since February as authorities try to contain the spread of the disease.

https://kfgo.com/2021/04/24/bulgaria-reports-fifth-bird-flu-outbreak-at-industrial-farm/

 

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Immediate notification
Highly pathogenic avian influenza (poultry) , Bulgaria
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COUNTRY OR ZONE
ZONE

DISEASE
Highly pathogenic avian influenza (poultry)

STARTED ON
21-04-2021

ANIMAL TYPE
TERRESTRIAL

GENOTYPE/ SEROTYPE/ SUBTYPE
H5

CONFIRMED ON
22-04-2021

REASON
Recurrence

CAUSAL AGENT
Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus

ENDED ON
-

DISEASE CATEGORY
OIE-listed

REPORTED ON
26-04-2021

LAST OCCURENCE
09-07-2020
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EPIDEMIOLOGICAL COMMENTS
Outbreak occurred in a laying hens farm.
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SPECIES
Birds
SUSCEPTIBLE
39950
CASES
660
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STARTED ON
22-04-2021

EPIDEMIOLOGICAL UNIT
Farm

DETAILED CHARACTERISATION
-

NUMBER OF OUTBREAKS
-

ENDED ON
-

AFFECTED POPULATION DESCRIPTION
laying hens

APPROXIMATE LOCATION
Bulgaria

FIRST ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
Haskovo

SECOND ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
Haskovo

THIRD ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
-

GEOGRAPHIC COORDINATES
Lat : 41.8317

Long : 25.7012
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https://wahis.oie.int/#/report-info?reportId=32393