Bulgaria sets up bird flu laboratory
July 4th, 2006
Bulgary intends to build its first bird flu laboratory situated outside its capital by the end of the year, in Aksakovo, as reported by the head of the National Veterinary Medical Service, Zheko Baichev. The facility’s construction has already begun and is scheduled to last until the end of the year. The United States will provide an aid worth around 450,000 dollars, including medical equipment. The national government will provide another quarter of a million dollars for the project. Another official declared two other inspection facilities will be designed for marine traffic and are to be built at Varna and Bourgas.