Contagious lumpy skin disease first identified in Tunisia

An outbreak of lumpy skin disease in cattle has been detected in Tunisia; the disease has not been previously registered in the country. This is stated in a review by the Information and Analytical Center of the Russian Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance on August 15 based on information from the World Organization for Animal Health (WOIE). An outbreak of lumpy skin disease in cattle was detected in Tunisia at the end of July; the information was received by the WOIE the day before, on August 14. The disease was detected on a farm where cattle are kept. This disease has not been previously registered in Tunisia, the review notes. Italy — 11 new outbreaks of African swine fever (ASF). From the beginning of 2024 to August 15, 1,102 outbreaks were detected in wild boars and 12 in domestic pigs in Italy. Romania — 7 new outbreaks in domestic pigs and 5 in the wild. Since the beginning of the year, 240 cases of ASF have been registered in the country among ...