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Eight new outbreaks of African Swine Fever (ASF) have been reported in western Russia.

The outbreaks were reported in backyard units and on larger farms in the areas of Krasnodarskiy, Saratovskaya, Vologradskaya, Ryazanskaya and Voronezhskaya.

In total, of the 31,441 pigs susceptible, 235 cases were reported which led to 144 deaths and for 342 pigs to be destroyed.