Epizootic situation on especially dangerous diseases of animals in the world

Over the past period, Russia has reported to the OIE about two cells of African swine fever in Belgorod (1) and Saratov (1) oblasts.

African swine fever has also been registered in Latvia (1), Poland (32) and Ukraine (2).
Outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza have been recorded in Bulgaria (2), Italy (16), Taiwan (1), South Africa (4) and Japan (1). In Bulgaria, again discovered an outbreak of Newcastle disease (1). The veterinary services of Greece reported foci of smallpox and sheep pox (2) and bluetongue (4).

In addition to the diseases listed above, in the past period the world has registered:

• rabies from Kazakhstan (2)
• tuberculosis of cattle in Malta (1).