In order to stop the spread of foot-and-mouth into Bulgaria, the country has announced that it will be reconstructing the barb fence, which is bordering with Turkey. The announcement was made during a press conference being convened by the Director General of the National Veterinary Service, Yordan Voynov.

It was also informed by Mr. Voynov that the government will try procuring funds from the European Union for the restoration work. The fence will help in warding off wild animal from entering the Bulgarian Territory from the Turkish side, as they might be infected with the condition.

The latest development is a result of a second FMD outbreak in Turkey, which has occurred in a border village named Rezovo near the Bulgaria, Turkey frontier. Meanwhile, Turkish authorities have announced that the 200 livestock in the village will be culled to death.

It was only last week that the first case of FMD was reported from a village 30kms Northwest of Rezovo known as Kosti. The outbreak had resulted in the killing of 500-animals at that time. The total numbers of outbreaks related to FMD that have occurred in Turkey have amounted to 1,100 till date.

In contrast, FMD was previously reported in Bulgaria, way back in the year 1998.