Russia: 2012 African Swine Fever outbreaks

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Source: http://en.mercopress.com/2012/07/26...-hogs-because-of-african-swine-fever-outbreak

Thursday, July 26th 2012 - 20:21 UTC
Russia will sacrifice 33.000 hogs because of African swine fever outbreak

Russian veterinary services have ordered the termination of 33.000 hogs following an outbreak of Africa swine pest, in the region of Tyer, in the neighbouring province of the capital Moscow.

?The situation is very sad for farmers?but we have to sacrifice 33.000 hogs? said Nikolai Vlasov, Deputy Chief of Russia?s Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance quoted by the Interfax agency...

 

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Russia - African swine fever spreads to Novgorod region

Russia - African swine fever spreads to Novgorod region

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8:40 30/07/2012

In the Novgorod area quarantined due to outbreak of African swine fever
In the region of Novgorod Krestetskom introduced quarantine and restrictive measures in relation to identifying the source near the village of Goristnitsa African swine fever (ASF). As the correspondent of IA REGNUM in the press center of the regional administration, was stated at a meeting of the Regional Emergency Antiepizootic Commission to prevent the spread of the causative agent of ASF in the Novgorod region, which was held by Vice-Governor Alexander Smirnov .

The hearth of the disease was detected July 23 near the fertilizing site of "Krisma" located in the rural settlement Ruchevskogo Krestetskogo district, where he was found dead boar aged about 3 months. Among the possible ways of introduction of infection is considered, including the migration of wild boars from the territory of "Dubrava" Okulovsky district, where in May 2012 identified a hotbed of African swine fever. It is also not ruled out a skid infection through illegal dumps and food scraps left by the people when visiting the forest, as well as a foliar feed pigs from disadvantaged areas of the ASF.

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According to Deputy Chief State Veterinary Inspector of Eugenia Danilova , over the past two weeks there were 17 seats in the Tver region, a number of deprived areas which have common borders with the Novgorod region. To date, 22 registered home in the Tver region, including the disease were registered on a large pig-breeding complex of "Plemzavod" Zavolzhsky ", which contains more than 100,000 pigs. Decree of the Governor of the Tver region on July 18, 2012 in the Tver region quarantined for African swine fever.

Zhttp://www.regnum.ru/news/medicine/1556278.html

 

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Re: Russia: 2012 African Swine Fever outbreaks

Source: http://www.themoscowtimes.com/busin...ne-fever-case-found-at-basel-unit/466317.html

Second Swine Fever Case Found at Basel Unit
08 August 2012
The Moscow Times

A second outbreak of African swine fever has been discovered at a pig farm owned by Basic Element's Kuban agribusiness group, Basel said in a statement, Interfax reported Wednesday.

Traces of the swine fever virus were found in samples from pigs that died at farm No. 6 in the city of Ust-Labinsk. The first case occurred at the farm on July 26.

"Work has now begun in the outbreak zone to destroy the animals. All 2,209 pigs will be killed bloodlessly and subsequently cremated," Basel said...

 

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Re: Russia: 2012 African Swine Fever outbreaks

Source: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-...-watchdog-sees-feed-thefts-spreading-asf.html


Russia?s Food Safety Watchdog Sees Feed Thefts Spreading ASF
By Marina Sysoyeva - Aug 9, 2012 6:09 AM ET

Animal feed thefts in Russia may be to blame for the latest outbreaks of African Swine Fever on industrial farms, Rosselkhoznadzor, the country?s food safety watchdog, said on its website. ..

 

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Re: Russia: 2012 African Swine Fever outbreaks

Source: http://rbth.ru/articles/2012/09/10/krasnodar_has_23_african_swine_fever_outbreaks_in_2012_18123.html


Krasnodar has 23 African swine fever outbreaks in 2012
September 10, 2012
Interfax

The Krasnodar territory has had 23 African swine fever outbreaks this year, the Federal Veterinarian and Phytosanitary Control Service reports.

Pigs, which died at the Kanevskoy Bacon farm in the Bryukhovetsky district, were diagnosed with African swine fever by a laboratory. The farm had 6,145 pigs at the moment the outbreak happened. It is located 25 kilometers away from another infection spot, LLC Reutsky pig farm.

The Bryukhovetsky district has 15,845 pigs in all. Veterinarian authorities are working to confine the infection...