African Swine Fever (ASF) has now also been confirmed in Bulgaria for the 1st time. In the meantime, China has reported 3 outbreaks of ASF within 24 hours, bringing the total reported at 8.
Bulgarian authorities reported the disease in 7 backyard pigs on a farm close to the Romanian border on Friday, August 31, another country where hundreds of cases of ASF have been confirmed. The Bulgarian Food Safety Agency said the 7 infected animals were discovered on a farm in the north-eastern village of Tutrakantsi.
All pigs in the village will be culled
Tests confirmed ASF in the pigs and as a precaution all 23 pigs in the village will be culled plus a 3 km quarantine zone will be established around the perimeter of the village. All pigs within that zone must be slaughtered per order of the food safety agency.
Article Source: https://www.pigprogress.net/Health/Articles/2018/9/ASF-update-Virus-reac...
MRC-University of Glasgow, Centre for Virus Research
Global African Swine Fever Research Alliance
US National Wildlife Research Center
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
The National Veterinary Institute Sweden
The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)
Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF)
Charles Masembe (BVM, MSc., PhD),
Associate Professor (Molecular Genetics & Evolution),
Wellcome Trust Fellow,