Romania and Bulgaria are now in alert, after a dead boar was diagnosed with foot and mouth disease south of the Danube river, in Bulgaria. Eight Romanian counties are in high state of alert. Check points at the Romanian-Bulgarian border have been equipped with disinfectation equipment. Cars and people crossing the border are now subject to decontamination procedures. Animal exports have been completely banned both North and South of the Danube. Veterinarians are now spreading leaflets explaining to the people how to detect any sign of illness.
9 January 2011
Dozens of Birds Misteriously Dead in Romania Within Miles of US Base
Around three dozens of dead starlings (Sturnus vulgaris) were discovered dead in Constanţa, a Romanian city by the Black Sea, within 15 miles from a US military base. On Saturday morning, local people living in the lighthouse area found the birds dead in the snow and in the branches of some trees. Local veterinarian authorities suspect that the birds may have been poisoned, but they will only be able to establish a final verdict after a toxicology examination of the corpses. The examination is scheduled for Monday. Romeo Lazăr, the director of the Sanitary-Veterinarian Direction of Constanţa supposes that the starlings might have eaten poisoned grain found by the rail track nearby. Local people found a suspicios looking empty bag near one of the buildings in the area. The dead birds have been collected and transported to the Sanitary-Veterinarian Direction of Constanţa, pending the examination. At about 15 miles from Constanţa, the US have a military airbase, by the Kogălniceanu airport.
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