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First Case of African Swine Fever in Silistra, a Farm with 17,000 Animals Is Affected
The Bulgarian Food Safety Agency (BFSA) has established a new outbreak of African swine fever (ASF) at an industrial farm in the village of Popina, Sitovo municipality, Silistra district. The positive samples were laboratory confirmed today, July 30, 2019, by the National Reference Laboratory at the National Diagnostic Veterinary Research Institute in Sofia.
Results For the African Swine Fever in Plovdiv are Expected
Today will be the announced official results of the National Reference Laboratory in Sofia for the wild pigs that were shot in the Plovdiv Forestry area. A private laboratory has already confirmed the presence of African swine fever. This is the first case in southern Bulgaria.
Bulgarian Authorities Bust Printing House for Fake EUR 100 Banknotes
During a specialised operation on Friday, Bulgarian authorities busted a printing house for the production of counterfeit EUR 100 banknotes.
The operation was conducted by police officers from the regional directorates of the interior ministry in Pleven and Veliko Tarnovo as well as officials of the State Agency for National Security (DANS) and Europol.