African swine fever hits 4 Romanian farms

Miratorg, one of Russia’s largest pork producers, reports ASF at a farm with more than 29,000 pigs. Since ASF virus was first detected in Romania more than three years ago, it has resulted in thousands of outbreaks in the country’s wild and domestic pigs. A great majority of the outbreaks in swine have affected small backyard herds of fewer than 50 animals. However, latest official reports from the national veterinary authority indicate several recent outbreaks on large commercial units. Of the 58 outbreaks in swine reported to the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) over the past week, four affected farms. Between August 26 and September 21, presence of the ASF virus was confirmed at two commercial premises in central Romania, and two in the southeast of the country. Involving the most animals — with around 24,000 and 53,000 pigs, respectively — were two outbreaks in the central county of Brasov. With 2,200 and 4,000 animals, outbreaks at the premises in Braila and ...