Russia: In Primorye, the first focus of African swine fever was detected in 2023

The first outbreak of the African swine fever virus in 2023 was detected in Primorye, the Primorsky Interregional Directorate of Rosselkhoznadzor reported on Monday. "The protocol of the Primorsky interregional veterinary laboratory of Rosselkhoznadzor dated February 17, 2023 confirmed a case of African swine fever (ASF) virus in the wild in the Khasan district. In particular, DNA of the African swine fever virus was found in the studied samples of pathological material taken from the corpse of a wild boar , found in a forest in the Khasan district," the agency said. In the summer of 2019, ASF was first recorded in Primorye, which for three years forced the authorities to introduce quarantine measures in different regions of the region. The last focus of African plague was discovered and eradicated in the Border Region of Primorye in the spring of 2022. Specialists of hunting supervision and protected natural areas note that the number of wild boar has more than halved during the ...