An outbreak of avian flu has been established at a quail egg farm near Etropole in Sofia region. The farm has a closed hatching and raising cycle. Around 25,000 infected and contact birds are to be culled and the eggs destroyed. A 3-km. protection zone has been set up around the facility, which includes the town of Etropole. A 10-kilometre observation zone includes towns and villages in Etropole municipality as well as the town of Pravets. This is the first avian flu outbreak for 2013.
According to the Food Safety Agency the poultry meat and products from a facility that is an established focus of bird flu are not dangerous for human consumption provided the thermal processing rules are observed.
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