(4)Since the last amendment of Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/1160, Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2026/1945note, Bulgaria has notified the Commission of two additional outbreaks of sheep pox and goat pox in establishments keeping ovine animals in the regions of Haskovo and Kyustendil, within the period from 7 to 11 August 2026. One of those new outbreaks is located outside the restricted zones that were already established as a result of previous outbreaks, namely in the region of Kyustendil, where the disease had not been previously reported. In response, Bulgaria has established protection and surveillance zones in the regions of Haskovo and Kyustendil, in which the disease control measures laid down in Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/687 are being applied.
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