ASF: new cases in the Odesa region

Submitted by bashun on Tue, 12/19/2017 - 10:06

Since December 13, 2017 in Ukraine, recorded four outbreaks of African swine fever.

This is reported by the press service of the State Service of Ukraine for Food Safety and Consumer Protection.

In the Odessa region, the diseases and death of wild boars were registered in the hunting grounds of the State Enterprise "Podolsk Forestry", in the "Kostish" tract and the "Kaprion" tract (Oknianskyi District).

In addition, in the personal subsidiary farm of a citizen of Torosovo village, Zakharivskyi district the disease and death of one domestic pig were found.

In the study of selected samples of biomaterial in the State Scientific Research Institute for Laboratory Diagnostics and Veterinary-Sanitary Expertise * the diagnosis – ASF was confirmed.

In the hearth of the disease, measures are taken to localize and prevent the spread of the causative agent of the disease.
 

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