The Bulgarian National Veterinary Services are strengthening control
measures at the border with Romania, whose capital has been seriously hit by
bird flu, Sofia News Agency reported yesterday.
Bulgaria is imposing strict measures to personal and material movement
through the border checkpoints with its northern neighbor, in order to stop the
spread of the virus, said Zheko Baichev, head of the Bulgarian National
Veterinary Services.
By now, no signals of revival of the avian flu have been detected in
Bulgaria. Some wild swans were confirmed to carry H5N1 virus in the territory of
Bulgaria in February.
On Sunday, the Romanian authorities confirmed the deadly H5N1 bird flu virus
strain in two central Romanian counties. Romania has so far confirmed 34
outbreaks of bird flu in six counties.
