Disease watch: Avian influenza – HPAI H5N8 – Bulgaria

DATE: March 7, 2018

LOCATION: General Toshevo, Dobrich, Bulgaria

DETAILS: Bulgaria has reported an outbreak of the highly pathogenic H5N8 bird flu virus on a farm in the northeastern district of Dobrich, the national food safety agency said on [Mon 5 Feb 2018]. The virus, found on a farm in the town of General Toshevo, located near the border with Romania, would lead to the death of 140 000 birds, the agency said.

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