Balgarianovinite.com An outbreak of bluetongue disease has been confirmed at a livestock facility near Smolyan, the Regional Administration said. On Thursday, Deputy Regional Governor Krasimir Daskalov convened a meeting of the permanent regional epizootic commission following a positive test result and a primary outbreak.
Daskalov told the Bulgarian News Agency that the facility has some 240 registered sheep, 20% of which are showing clinical signs of the disease.
Sava Bozukov, Director of the Regional Food Safety Directorate in Smolyan, and Valentina Melemova, head of the animal health unit, said the animals have already received treatment and all necessary measures have been taken to prevent the spread of the disease. The facility has been registered, and its owners will be compensated for any economic losses.
Bluetongue disease affects ruminant animals and is not transmitted through direct contact but by small flying insects. The disease is treatable, and infected animals do not need to be culled. Although vaccines are available, they differ by serotype, which makes complete prevention difficult. The disease does not pose a risk to humans, but it can cause significant economic losses for farms due to mortality within herds.
Since the beginning of the year, most bluetongue outbreaks in the country have been detected in wildlife, based on samples from deer and roe deer tested in reference laboratories. Bluetongue Disease Outbreak Detected near Smolyan 2025 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2025-12-18 18:22:27 Latest news World news Country news Most important news latest news most important latest of the day Justice Petar Nizamov Feathers Petar Nizamov- Feathers Justice bg iustitia.bg iustitia iusticia usticia investigation Burgas Bulgaria news news of the last hour news of the day news of today Bulgaria news The news from Bulgaria blitz news top news most important most commented latest news Boyko Borisov news weather coronavirus news news weather facebook youtube facebook instagram news today news of the last minutes news today today news news bg news leading news hot news bg news site for news all news news bg news of the last hour latest latest news bg news of today news today news today news of the last hour latest news today news bg news news 24 hours news vesti bg novini news world bird bg bivol bg bivol trud bg novini latest news today novinite bg news hello bulgaria political party coat of arms delyan peevski scandalous Bulgarian National Television Free Europe Television scandal exclusive live tv live right now tv tv online tv program bg live now tv news online tv online live court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas district court Burgas appellate court Burgas prosecutor Burgas prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev Prosecutor Geshev Tsatsarov Ministry of Internal Affairs Burgas ODMR Burgas ODPR Burgas police Burgas district police Burgas prosecutor Tsatsarov SGS cases Varna court chairman of the SGS court decisions on civil cases decisions on cases Plovdiv court decision of the court decisions cases Varna court criminal cases district district court decisions work in the court SGS chairman of the SGS judges Sofia court post judges Plovdiv court Plovdiv judges Plovdiv Supreme Court Inspectorate Supreme Court Supreme Judicial Council lawyer lawyer criminal cases lawyer civil cases lawyer marriage cases lawyer administrative criminal law criminal process civil law civil process administrative law constitutional law
