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BULGARIA TAKES PREVENTIVE MEASURES AGAINST BIRD FLU

Tue, Jan 30 2007 10:33 CET 449 Views

Bulgaria is taking protective measures against the eventual spread of bird flu.

Pleven deputy regional governor Aidun Ismailov summoned the regional epidemiological committee in order to come up with measures to counter the eventual spread of the infection in Bulgaria, Bulgarian news agency BTA reported.

Keeping birds outdoors is already forbidden in the region. The measures were needed after a bird flu outbreak was registered in Hungary.

Sale of birds on open markets has been banned as well, Romanian Realitatea TV reported.

Realitatea reported that Bulgaria previously registered a bird flu outbreak. In February 2006 infected dead swans were found in the northern part of the country, the report said.

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