Since the beginning of the year, only among the wild boars, the list of the main substances of the African plateau virus (ASF), 7,325 outbreaks of this disease have been registered. This has been reported in Rosselkhozadzor related to the data of the World Health Organization (Buy) and the European Commission.
Most of these cases, 2,482, are registered in Poland. 1,604 other focus has been discovered in Germany, 711 – Latvia, the rest – in Bulgaria, Hungary, Litha, Italy, Slovakia and Romania. 405 ASF cases were found in indoor pigs, including 230 in Romania, 73 – Serbia, 39 – Moldova, 16 in Ukraine and some in Bosnia and Herzegovina, as well as other European countries.
Regarding the current situation in Russia, the risk of spreading ASF increased. Therefore, in order to enhance the protection of pig farms, veterinary measures are strengthened from possible threats to the intrusion of the virus in the country, Rosselkhozadzor notes. Specifically, the department recalled that from September this year, new veterinary rules to fight the disease were effective. Changes, in particular, will be related to the suspected reasons for pig infections, sampling rules to diagnose and restrict hunting farms, as well as terms to complete the farm with a new pet after being quarantined. The bill to these and other amendments has been posted on the website of the official publication of legal acts.
In addition, at the Federal Health Protection Center (FSBI “VNIIZZH”, belongs to Rosselkhozadzor – Rosng) recalled the basic measures to prevent the birth of ASF virus. Some of them are interested in Pigsty. In particular, the regular cleaning and disinfection of these facilities is necessary. Moreover, they should be barrier without being able to walk freely. The exact approach for the handle is also spelled. It is necessary to buy healthy pigs with veterinary documents that accompany, register for breeding, do not allow pigs to eat food waste without cooking three hours, actively vaccinated -when necessary, and in case of illness and pig death, immediately notify the state veterinary service about this. From hygienic and safety rules, the use of clothes, shoes and separate equipment to take care of pigs, the ban on visiting farms and pigs by illegal people, slaughtering in the yard, implementing and handling pork without checking and checking slaughter products. Rosselkhozadzor believes that with the strict compliance with these rules, Russia will be able to maintain a high performance.
Refer to rosng
African pigs (ASF) is a particularly dangerous, contagious virus that can affect both pigs and wild pigs of all dog breeds and age at any time of the year. Animals infected with this disease when exposed to patients and relatives are sick, corpses or their slaughter products, as well as through food (especially food waste), water, care subjects and vehicles contaminated by discharge. The virus of the disease regularly penetrates the body of animals with water drops in the air, and the carrier is mainly wild boars and rodents, neat parasites and blood -sucking insects. The source of infection can exist in grass and soil on the grass, where it goes with other tools and discharge, as well as on the surfaces in places with content and in the vehicles used for transportation. In the fight against viruses, freezing or drying, it will not help, it is only destroyed by heating to extremely high temperatures. Signs of the disease are the increase in body temperature to 42 ° C, shortness of breath, cough, loss of appetite, increase thirst, vomit, paralysis of the back limbs, red spots on the skin. From infection to the beginning of symptoms usually go from 2 to 7 days, death usually occurs within 7-20 and with a Sulfent-1-3 day course. The mortality rate from this disease can reach 100%.
