The first outbreak of African swine fever in 2023 was recorded in the Volgograd region of Russia

Published Mar 6, 2023

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The first case of African swine fever (ASF) in 2023 has been reported in the Volgograd region, Russia, in a private subsidiary plot. The disease was confirmed in a domestic pig from the village of Lugovoi, Svetloyarsky district, and efforts are underway to prevent its spread and eliminate the outbreak. Despite not posing a threat to humans, ASF poses a risk to livestock, leading to the establishment of a quarantine zone where all pigs are to be destroyed.

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The first outbreak of African swine fever (ASF) in 2023 was detected in the Volgograd region in a personal subsidiary plot. This was reported to TASS in the department of the Rosselkhoznadzor for the Rostov, Volgograd and Astrakhan regions and the Republic of Kalmykia. "A hotbed of African swine fever has been detected in a private farm in the Volgograd region," the department said, adding that this is the first case in the region this year. It is noted that the outbreak of ASF was detected in the personal subsidiary plot of the village of Lugovoi, Svetloyarsky district. As a result of laboratory studies of material taken from the corpse of a domestic pig, a positive result for African swine fever was obtained. Currently, a ...

Source: Kvedomosti