About 4000 are animals euthanized in Burgas and Yambol – Bulgaria

About 4000 sheep and goats have been euthanized to date in Burgas and Yambol because of plague of small ruminants. This was reported by the Executive Director of the Food Security Agency Damyan Iliev during a briefing. He noted as an omission that the media were not sufficiently informed about animal diseases

In June, the BSAH found two outbreaks of plague of small ruminants: one in the region of Yambol and the other in the region of Burgas and measures were taken. Monday began farmers compensation for goats and sheep euthanized, yesterday announced the Ministry of Agriculture. On Saturday, the minister Rumen Porozhanov was also in a village affected by the measures against the disease . He explained to the farmers whose animals are euthanized that are the European and world veterinary measures that Bulgaria has undertaken to observe. According to him, if no rapid action is taken, the disease is likely to spread to other municipalities and districts and export restrictions will be imposed on Bulgaria

Peste des petits ruminants in Burgas and Yambol was proven in Bulgaria and samples sent to France and the result confirmed . According to Iliev, this is enough in principle, but another 400 samples have been sent. "The sampling will continue The study of such a large number of samples can be made now and immediately and it is possible to prove new outbreaks over time The measures taken to Strandzha are restrictive with regard to the movement of animals in production and in areas where there are epidemics, there are measures to euthanize herds in case of epidemic, "said Iliev, who said categorically baderted that the question of why animals are sick and not dying is unachievable

The engineer Iliev further stated that the vaccine against the disease is, but it is d & # 39; a live vaccine and are banned in the European Union .If such a vaccine is put in place, Bulgaria will face sanctions that will apply to the whole country. [19659005] "The vaccine has a live vaccine. Such vaccines throughout the EU are prohibited. A special authorization may be granted. If we put such a vaccine and create a suspicious ring for animals with antibodies and non-plague, the risk is that under this vaccination, the virus will be upright. For this reason, the economic sanctions are two years minimum for a country that uses a live vaccine on its territory. Normally, the sanctions are everywhere in the territory because it is considered that the control will not be enough, "said Eng.According to him, if this live vaccine is placed only along the affected areas, the penalties will be the same but will be for a long time. "Now – the sanctions will be until the New Year," said Damyan Iliev, Ph.D.

If we do the work with animal euthanasia in Strandzha, Europe will compensate us for losses suffered as part of a certain project . "The compensation must be made according to certain rules, and the minister ensures yesterday that he does more than is allowed according to the European requirements." If we do the job well, Europe will compensate us for the losses incurred. we did it correctly – we will not get compensation from the EU, "said Iliev." We have two ways to compensate people. One is official, the other is being calculated at the ministry. There, the intention of the minister is to give 190 leva per sheep, "said Eng Iliev
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Tomorrow at Bulgaria comes an expert mission from the Directorate General of the European Commission HEALTH . The aim is to establish whether the measures taken by the Bulgarian authorities with regard to non-proliferation correspond to the requirements of European legislation.