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Bulgaria reports new case of African Swine Fever

February 26, 2019July 24, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff African Swine Fever

Bulgaria’s Food Safety Agency has announced a confirmed case of African Swine Fever in the municipality of Tervel in the

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Bulgarian Food Safety Agency confirms case of African Swine Fever, near Silistra

October 24, 2018July 24, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff African Swine Fever

The Bulgarian Food Safety Agency said on October 23 that it had confirmed a case of African Swine Fever in

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Agriculture Minister: ‘Significant improvement’ in steps against African Swine Fever at Romanian border

September 10, 2018July 24, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff African Swine Fever, Romania

There has been a significant improvement in disinfection measures at border crossings with Romania to prevent the spread of African

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African Swine Fever: Russia puts temporary ban on imports of pork from Bulgaria

September 7, 2018July 24, 2019 Independent Balkan News Agency African Swine Fever

Russian authorities have imposed a temporary restriction on the import of live pigs and pig meat products from the whole

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Bulgaria 

African Swine Fever: Situation ‘more than critical’ – Bulgarian deputy agriculture minister

September 7, 2018July 24, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff African Swine Fever

The situation regarding African Swine Fever is “more than critical”, according to Bulgaria’s deputy agriculture minister Yanko Ivanov, who was

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Bulgaria 

Farmers in Bulgaria’s Silistra kill pigs to forestall euthanasia over African Swine Fever – reports

September 4, 2018July 24, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff African Swine Fever

Farmers in villages in Bulgaria’s Silistra district have started large-scale killing of their pigs, to avoid the pigs being euthanised

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Food Safety Agency kills 65 pigs after outbreak of African Swine Fever in village

September 1, 2018July 24, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff African Swine Fever

Bulgarian Food Safety agency staff euthanised 65 pigs in the village of Tutrakantsi in the Varna district on September 1

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria completes fence at border with Romania against African swine fever

August 30, 2018July 24, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff African Swine Fever, Romania

Construction of a 133km fence at the land border with Romania, to prevent African swine fever entering Bulgaria, has been

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Bulgaria 

81km of Bulgaria’s new fence at Romanian border against African swine fever completed

August 8, 2018July 24, 2019 Independent Balkan News Agency African Swine Fever, Romania

Eighty-one kilometres of a wire fence being erected by Bulgaria at the Romanian border as a measure against African swine

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