Animal diseases
Threat! A Tick Invasion Awaits After the Torrential Rains
Experts warn that there is a significant increase of tick-bites in the whole country compared to the last year.
More than 1,000 People have Died from Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo
More than 1,000 people have died in an epidemic of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
The Agency refers to a statement from the DR Congo Health Ministry. According to it, 1008 people died of the virus, and the reported cases of disease were 1529.
BFSA Reports Bird Flu in Lovech Area
The Bulgarian Food Safety Agency (BFSA) has registered a new outbreak of avian influenza (H5) in a duck farm in the village of Yoglav, Lovech region. The case was confirmed yesterday by the National Reference Laboratory. BFSA has ordered humane killing and disinfection and has set up protection and observation areas around the village.
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Ebola death toll surges in DR Congo
The number of people killed in an Ebola outbreak in eastern DR Congo has risen to 443, health authorities have announced, as new President Felix Tshisekedi began his first full day in office on Jan. 25.
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More sheep with found infected with bluetongue disease in Peloponnese
The flocks of two livestock farmers in the Peloponnesian region of Arcadia were confirmed on Tuesday as having been infected by catarrhal fever, a viral disease that affects many ruminants and is also known as bluetongue (BTV).
The state's veterinary agency said that the two new cases come on top of a confirmed outbreak in Laconia, also in the Peloponnese.