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Bulgaria confirms avian flu in dead bird [Apr 02, 2010] SOFIA, Bulgaria , April 2 (UPI) -- Bulgarian authorities confirmed the H5N1 flu virus, also called bird flu, killed a buzzard and three other suspected cases were being investigated Friday. [via YahooNews] More >>

H7 strain bird flu case detected in Bulgaria (People's Daily) [Feb 02, 2008] An H7 strain bird flu case was detected in Bulgaria's northern city of Shumen, the country's Ministry of Agriculture announced Friday. The virus was found in a dead wild duck in Kamchiya River valley, between the villages of Khan Kr ... [via YahooNews] More >>

H7 Strain Bird Flu Case Registered in Bulgaria's Shumen (Novinite.com) [Feb 01, 2008] A case of bird flu of the H7 strain was registered in Bulgaria's northern town of Shumen, officials reported Friday. The virus has been found in a killed wild duck in Kamchiya River valley, between the villages of Khan Krum and Milanovo. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bird flu: Bulgaria leaving nothing to chance (Independent Online) [Jan 23, 2008] Bulgaria's national veterinary medical service are to beef up preventive measures against bird flu, following an outbreak of the lethal strain of the virus in neighbouring Turkey. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria shuts markets after Romanian bird flu outbreak (TODAYonline) [Nov 29, 2007] A laying hen is seen under a lamp at a poultry farm. Bulgaria on Wednesday closed poultry markets in the northeast of the country after bird flu was detected in a village over the border in southeast Romania, the Agriculture Ministry said. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria shuts markets after Romanian bird flu outbreak (AFP via Yahoo! News) [Nov 29, 2007] Bulgaria on Wednesday closed poultry markets in the northeast of the country after bird flu was detected in a village over the border in southeast Romania, the Agriculture Ministry said. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria builds up defense against bird flu (Reuters via Yahoo! News) [Jan 29, 2007] EU newcomer Bulgaria banned on Monday the sale of live birds at open markets as a precaution after the highly virulent H5N1 strain of bird flu was confirmed in Hungary. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria ends 21-day fowl quarantine (UPI) [Aug 11, 2006] SOFIA, Bulgaria, Aug. 11 (UPI) -- Bulgaria has ended a 21-day quarantine on exports of fowl to the European Union after veterinary authorities confirmed there was no threat from bird flu. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's first suspected bird flu cases in poultry not lethal strain: EU lab (AFP via Yahoo! News) [Aug 08, 2006] Bulgaria's first suspected cases of bird flu in poultry were not caused by the potentially lethal H5 or H7 viruses, final test results from the EU reference laboratory has showed. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria bans fowl export to EU countries (UPI) [Jul 27, 2006] SOFIA, Bulgaria, July 27 (UPI) -- Bulgaria has banned exports of poultry to the EU, fearing a disease outbreak in southern Bulgaria may be a mix of "Newcastle" disease and bird flu. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria finds no sign of H5N1 strain in dead birds (Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News) [Jul 24, 2006] SOFIA (Reuters) - Final tests showed a bird flu outbreak in southern Bulgaria was not the deadly H5N1 strain, Agriculture Minister Nihat Kabil said on Monday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Balkan Briefs (Kathimerini) [Jul 24, 2006] SOFIA (Reuters) - Bird flu reported in Bulgaria last week is most probably not from the highly virulent H5 or H7 strain, potentially dangerous for humans, veterinarian officials said yesterday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgarian bird flu unlikely virulent strain (Sydney Morning Herald) [Jul 23, 2006] Bird flu reported in Bulgaria last week is most probably not from the highly virulent H5 or H7 strain, potentially dangerous for humans, veterinarian officials said yesterday. - [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's first cases of bird flu in poultry not H5N1 (AFP via Yahoo! News) [Jul 21, 2006] Bulgaria's first suspected cases of bird flu in poultry were not caused by the potentially lethal H5 or H7 viruses, according to preliminary tests done in Sofia. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bird flu confirmed in domestic fowl in southern Bulgaria (People's Daily) [Jul 21, 2006] The Bulgarian authorities confirmed on Thursday the first case of bird flu in domestic fowl in the village of Slanchogled in southern Bulgaria, the state-run BTA reported. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria gets its first case of bird flu in poultry (AFP via Yahoo! News) [Jul 20, 2006] Bulgaria has registered its first case in poultry of the bird flu virus, Agriculture Minister Nihat Kabil has said. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria strengthens border controls on bird flu-hit Romania (People's Daily) [May 26, 2006] The Bulgarian National Veterinary Services are strengthening control measures at the border with Romania, whose capital has been seriously hit by bird flu, Sofia News Agency reported Thursday. [via YahooNews] More >>

REGION: Croatia, Romania, Bulgaria Report More Cases of Avian Flu (seeurope.net) [Mar 16, 2006] A swan and several seagulls have tested positive for the H5N1 strain of the bird flu virus, Croatian authorities reported. The potentially deadly disease has been detected in three Croatian regions since October. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria rejects accusations of bird flu cover-up (AlertNet) [Mar 07, 2006] SOFIA, March 7 (Reuters) - Bulgaria denied accusations on Tuesday from ecologists and foreign media that it was covering up or ignoring widespread cases of deadly bird flu. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria rejects accusations of bird flu cover-up (AlertNet) [Mar 07, 2006] SOFIA, March 7 (Reuters) - Bulgaria denied accusations on Tuesday from ecologists and foreign media that it was covering up or ignoring widespread cases of deadly bird flu. [via YahooNews] More >>