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  • 26 Jul 2016, 10:42

Fifteen new outbreaks of African swine fever (ASF) have been reported in farmed pigs and wild boar in Russia.

In total, 12 cases were reported in wild boar.

In farmed pigs, 31 cases were reported out of a total susceptible population of 284 pigs. The 10 affected farms are located in villages in Moskovskaya, Penzenskaya, Tambovskaya, Lipetskaya, Saratovskaya, Ryazanskaya and Vladimirskaya.