Already in three settlements in the south of Russia's Krasnoyarsk Territory, an outbreak of ASF was detected

Published 2023년 3월 23일

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African swine fever has been detected in three settlements in the south of the Krasnoyarsk Territory, leading to the seizure and burning of over 500 pigs. The disease was first detected in a subsidiary farm in the village of Malaya Minusa, resulting in a quarantine and emergency regime being introduced in the area. Specialists are working to clarify the number of livestock and round-the-clock security and quarantine posts have been organized. African swine fever is a viral disease that affects wild boars and pigs, with the first outbreak in Russia reported in 2007.

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A focus of African swine fever has already been found in three settlements in the south of the Krasnoyarsk Territory - in the Minusinsk and Karatuz regions, the press service of the regional Rosselkhoznadzor reported on Thursday. In mid-March, Rosselkhoznadzor specialists received information about the death of pigs in a personal subsidiary farm in the village of Malaya Minusa, Minusinsk district, Krasnoyarsk Territory. Samples were taken and it turned out that the animals were infected with African swine fever. More than 500 animals were seized and burned. On the territory of the Minusinsk region, a quarantine and an emergency regime were introduced. "African swine fever virus genetic material was detected in personal subsidiary farms in the city of Minusinsk and the village of Karatuzskoye, Karatuzsky District, Krasnoyarsk Territory. <...> Groups of specialists <...> have been formed to bypass citizens' private farmsteads in order to clarify the actual number livestock of pigs ...

Source: Kvedomosti