Angel Kunchev

The number of measles cases in the country has reached 124, chief national health inspector Dr. Angel Kunchev told Focus News Agency. "We have to underline, however, that while new cases emerge, others disappear," Dr. Kunchev explained.

A total of 51 are the cases of measles in the country at the moment, announced the chief state health inspector Dr. Angel Kunchev in connection with the spread of the infectious disease.

For one day the number of infected patients has increased by five, reported the Bulgarian National Television. 

15 are the laboratory confirmed cases of measles in Bulgaria. Clinical data confirms that they are more than 20, reported the Bulgarian National Television. 

A 5-year-old child in Blagoevgrad died after flu symptoms quickly developed into pneumonia, chief national health inspector Dr. Angel Kunchev told Focus News Agency.

The number of people killed by measles in Romania reached 46 people after a 9-month-old baby from Constanza died today. The National Center for Infectious Diseases Surveillance reported that the baby was not vaccinated.

''Patients with flu continue to grow.  This means that for these 3-4 weeks of influenza epidemic maybe about 300-400,000 Bulgarians will be ill.'' This is what the chief state health inspector Angel Kunchev told BNT.

A flu epidemic is expected in late January or early February, reports mediapool. 

The ebola threat, however real, is not imminent for Bulgaria, said the country's Chief Health Inspector Doctor Angel Kunchev for the BNT public broadcaster.