African swine plague (25 cases in wild boar) - Russia (Stavropol Territory)

Date: January 18, 2009
From: ProMED-mail correspondent BM
Source: IA «stapravda.ru», January 17, 2009 [Moderator NP]

Case of wild pigs from the African plague is fixed in state reserves Stavropol.
As the press service of the Ministry of Natural Resources of the province, laboratory tests confirmed the presence of the virus ACHS
Wild pigs have died of natural reserves «Beshtaugorsky» and «Debri».
To date, according to the management of veterinary Stavropolskomu edge, disease was the cause of death 25 animals. Based on the recommended plan for monitoring epizootic situation on the Ministry of ACHS Natural Resources and Environment of the Stavropol region had launched emergency measures to reduce the number of wild boars. As to localize the plague in the center of African wildlife is much more difficult than in the agricultural, in the reserves will be feeding of wild boar with a view to their concentration. Special teams rangers will shoot Wild pigs and all the wandering animals. A special control made possible ways kochevok boars from sanctuaries in the adjacent hunting grounds. Take all measures to avoid falling into the settlements of any «product» of fallen wild boars - meat, skins, etc.

In the rest of the province decline in the number of wild boars will specially designed quarantine Brigade, which will Representatives of the Stavropol Krai society of hunters and fishermen. Hunting of wild boars will be carried out strictly within the framework of environmental legislation, with an appropriate license, and mandatory preparation of an act of forced otstrele. According to the MOE, the total mortality of pigs in the Kursk region, where the recently recorded an outbreak of African plague was 186 animals. All fallen animals destroyed - burned. At svinotovarnoy collective farm «Rostovanovsky» destroyed all svinopogolove - 2365 goals.

In Mozdokskom region of North Ossetia, which borders Kurskim area of the province, are taking additional measures to prevent the spread of African swine fever virus. In Mozdok, and in the communities of the district banned pork implementation. On the administrative border between the two regions exhibited Disinfection positions.
Nikolai Grischenko

[Comment Corinthians. BM. In the Stavropol region fell 25 wild boars from African swine fever. The latter circumstance nastorazhivaet
procrastination localization outbreak. Do wild animals to fight the infection more difficult. There will be a shooting animals, to reduce
the risk of epizootic process in populations of wild boar. - Corr. VM]
[Comment Maud. OP. Incidentally, the latest outbreak in the Krasnodar region (Hostinsky District of Sochi) in domestic pigs associated with the content of the animals to free range. They could infitsirovatsya from wild animals, including, and infiltrated the territory of the neighboring regions (in particular, from the Stavropol Territory). - Mod.NP]

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