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Bulgaria: Sheep plague outbreak. EU calls for the immediate culling of infected animals in Velingrad

Mary Wilson

Well-known member
published on 12/4/24 1:24 PM
english@bnr.bg

The European Commission is insisting on the urgent implementation of strict measures to eradicate the outbreak of sheep plague in Velingrad.

In a statement, the Directorate-General for Crisis Preparedness in Food, Animals and Plants of the Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety said that further delays by the Bulgarian authorities endanger the health of sheep and goats not only in Bulgaria but throughout the EU.​ ...

It states that Bulgaria has confirmed the infection following laboratory testing in a national reference laboratory in accordance with EU regulations. ...

https://bnr.bg/en/post/102084169
 
Sheep plague outbreak exposes total distrust of Bulgarian institutions

​Dec 4, 2024
Krassen Nikolov

A sheep plague outbreak in Bulgaria has become an ordeal for the authorities, who have been forced to send blood samples from the animals to Montpellier, France, for testing because farmers lack confidence in the government and local laboratories.

Agriculture Minister Georgi Tahov said Bulgarian authorities had taken hundreds of positive samples from sheep on farms near the southern mountain town of Velingrad, 120 kilometres from the border with Greece.

"We have taken over 300 samples - they are 100% positive. We have no doubt in the first samples or in the second samples. I invite the affected farmers for a talk. The animals must be euthanised," the agriculture minister said.

Sheep plague has been detected in three flocks of 1,760 animals kept together in five livestock facilities. Under Bulgarian and EU regulations, the sheep must be put down to stop the spread of the disease.

The disease is not dangerous to humans, even if they have eaten meat from an infected animal. ...

https://www.euractiv.com/section/po...ses-total-distrust-of-bulgarian-institutions/
 
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