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Bulgaria's Lalova Ranks 8th at World Sprint Championship [Mar 11, 2012] Bulgaria's star sprint runner finished 8th at the 60 m women's final of the IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics in Istanbul Sunday. Lalova, who was competing in a physically worsened condition, having a flu and fever, finished at 7.27 seconds. ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria declares flu epidemic in major cities [Jan 26, 2011] Health officials say 7 per cent of people in parts of Bulgaria have flu, and they have closed nearly 500 schools to try to stem the spread of the disease. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Braces for All-out Flu Epidemic [Jan 22, 2011] A flu epidemic has been declared in Bulgaria's capital Sofia Saturday, expectations being that his status will befall the whole country in the next few days. The flu epidemic status has already been set for the whole of Sofia Region, as well as for the cities of Pleven, Pazardzhik, Blagoevgrad, as well as for a number of towns in the Blagoevgrad Region. This necessitates the closing down of ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Health Ministry Declares Flu Epidemics in 6 Regions [Jan 19, 2011] Bulgaria's Health Ministry has already declared flu epidemics in six regions in Bulgaria ? Sofia, Blagoevgrad, Petrich, Dupnitsa, Rila and Kocherinovo. The number of sick people in the Sofia region has exceeded 300 per 10,000. People from all age groups have been infected, the biggest number being in kids and teenagers.... [via YahooNews] More >>

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 >>

Bulgaria Silistra Bans Bird Markets over Avian Flu Alert [Apr 02, 2010] The egional veterinary office in Bulgaria s Danube city of Silistra has banned all bird exhibits and open markets over the threat of avian flu. On Thursday, a dead river gull has been found in a yard in Silistra and sent to the Lab at the National Veterinary Institute in Sofia. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Silistra Bans Bird Markets over Avian Flu Alert [Apr 02, 2010] All open bird markets are banned in Bulgaria s Danube city of Silistra over avian flu alert. Photo by BGNES [via YahooNews] More >>

Dead Bird Found near Bulgaria's Varna Positive for Avian Flu [Apr 01, 2010] Bulgaria s Agriculture Ministry announced Thursday that the tests of a dead bird found near the Black Sea city of Varna came out positive for avian flu, H5N1. [via YahooNews] More >>

Roche Denies Allegations of Bulgaria Unfavorable Tamiflu Contract (Novinite.com) [Mar 30, 2010] The anti-viral medications to treat swine flu ? oseltavamir is marketed by Roche as Tamiflu and has been in very short supply in Bulgaria during the swine flu epidemic. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria health minister quits in supply scandal (AP via Yahoo! Finance) [Mar 30, 2010] Bulgaria's health minister has resigned over corruption charges linked to a drug order for the swine flu pandemic. Bozhidar Nanev quit hours after he was charged with willful breach of duty over allegedly unfavorable deals for the purchase of antiviral drug Tamiflu last December. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Reacts to Romanian Bird Flu Outbreak (Novinite.com) [Mar 16, 2010] Bulgaria's Minister of Agriculture has ordered the National Veterinary Service to monitor an outbreak of avian flu in neighboring Romania. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Reacts to Romanian Bird Flu Outbreak (Novinite.com) [Mar 16, 2010] Bulgaria veterinarians have been put on high alert, following an outbreak of H5N1 avian flu in southeast Romania. Photo by BGNES [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Set to Start Swine Flu Vaccination Program (Novinite.com) [Feb 24, 2010] Three months after the outbreak of the swine flu epidemic in Bulgaria came to an end the Bulgarian Health Ministry is set to start a vaccination program. [via YahooNews] More >>