APHIS Adds Bulgaria to List of Countries Affected by Bird Flu

The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is adding Bulgaria to the list of regions it considers to be affected by highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), it said in a notice. Temporary restrictions on importation of poultry, commercial birds, other types of birds (research, performing), ratites, any avian hatching eggs, unprocessed avian products and byproducts, and certain fresh poultry products from Bulgaria have been in place since Oct. 17, 2018, after discovery of the virus in the country, APHIS said.