Risk Assessment Of The Risk Of Introduction And Distribution Of Sheep And Goat Pox In Bulgaria

Abstract

Sheep pox and Goat pox (Variola ovina; Variola caprina; Sheep pox, Goat pox) is a contagious viral disease of small ruminants. The disease can take place with moderate clinical presentations of local breeds, but for animals that have met for the first time the virus ends with death. Caused by a virus of Sheep pox and a virus of Goat pox, genus Capripoxvirus, family Poxviridae. Economic losses come from reduced milk production, lowering the quality of the leather, wool and more. Sheep pox and Goat pox may restrict trade; prevent the development of intensive livestock production and importation of new breeds in endemic areas. Sheep pox and Goat pox is a typical example of a disease that annually reported in neighboring Turkey and periodically reminds us of its existence, encroaching on the territory of Bulgaria. On 20.09.2013, Sheep pox and Goat pox is proven in Bulgaria, in sheep from backyard, Stoilovo village, Burgas district. Then disclosure and announcement of another primary outbreak in a flock of sheep in Kochan village, Blagoevgrad district / 05.10.2013/. On 18.10.2013 was registered secondary outbreak again in Kochan village in sheep, grazing in the same places. On 04.12.2013 was laboratory confirmed third primary outbreak in a flock of sheep in Choba village, Plovdiv district. Analysis of data on the number and distribution by regions of susceptible to Sheep pox and Goat pox animals in Bulgaria shows that in areas that have land borders with Turkey and Greece: Blagoevgrad, Burgas, Kardzhali, Smolyan, Haskovo and Yambol grown 32.79 % of the total herd of sheep in Bulgaria / 577 189 heads / and 27, 89% of the total herd of goats / 126 503 heads /. Relatively low percentage of sheep flocks categorized within the border areas: 18.5% for sheep herds or 21 067 sheep herds, and 19.32% for goats herds or 13 270 herds goats.