July 11 (SeeNews) - The United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) said that it has added Bulgaria to the list of regions considered to be affected with Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI), thus restricting poultry imports from the county.
"With the publication of this notice, we are informing the public that Bulgaria has been removed from the list of regions under temporary restriction and added to the list of regions APHIS considers affected with HPAI," the USDA said in a statement on Monday.
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Bulgaria reported its first HPAI outbreak in October 2017 and reported it to the World Organization for Animal Health, which led to a temporary restiction on imports of poultry products from Bulgaria to the US.
HPAI is a highly contagious avian virus often fatal to chickens.