Two cases of African swine fever have been confirmed on two farms in Ergeme County, Valka Region, as the Food and Veterinary Service’s spokeswoman Ilze Meistere told LETA
Two pigs were kept on one farm and one pig on the other. As a result, African swine fever has been confirmed on six farms in Latvia so far this year.
Meistere points out that measures to contain and eradicate African swine fever, as well as epidemiological investigations will be carried out on the two farms. All three pigs will be culled to prevent further spread of the disease.
A quarantine zone is being established around the two homesteads affected. The Food and Veterinary Service will carry out in-depth inspections on all pigs in the area and on compliance with biosecurity requirements.
Wild boars pose the biggest threat to the health of domestic pigs, as their number has increased significantly in recent years. In the first seven months of the year, 841 cases of African swine fever were recorded in Latvia’s wild boar population.
Source: BNS
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