Viruses

African swine fever detected in Serres

Veterinary inspectors have identified a case of African swine fever (ASF) in pig breeding farm in the Central Macedonian regional unit of Serres, the Ministry of Rural Development and Food has announced.

The ministry said national and regional veterinary teams have been sent to the area to deal with the case in line with EU and national legislation.

COVID-19 in Bulgaria: 263 New Cases in the Last 24 hours

The new confirmed cases of coronavirus in Bulgaria for the last 24 hours are 263, according to the data of the Unified Information Portal.

3,740 tests were performed, which means that the proportion of positive results is 7.03 percent.

Two patients with confirmed coronavirus infection have died.

COVID-19 in Bulgaria: 73 New Cases in the Last 24 hours

Seventy-three new cases of coronavirus were registered in the last 24 hours in Bulgaria. There were no deaths among the confirmed infected, according to data from the Unified Information Portal.

The new cases are more than twice as many as a week ago, when there were 164. There were no deaths then as well.

COVID-19 in Bulgaria: 151 New Cases in the Last 24 hours

The new confirmed cases of coronavirus in Bulgaria for the last 24 hours are 151, according to the data of the Unified Information Portal.

1,714 tests were carried out, which means that the proportion of positive results is 8.8 percent.

Three patients with confirmed coronavirus infection have died.

China reported its First Death from Bird Flu H3N8

China notified the World Health Organization (WHO) that a woman infected with H3N8 bird flu had died last month, DPA and Reuters reported.

This is only the third known case of human infection and the first fatality from this strain of bird flu.

The other two cases were also reported in China last April and May, the WHO said.

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