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Since the beginning of November, only the Department of Molecular Research of the Belgorod Testing Laboratory of the FGBI "ARRIAH" has carried out 3356 studies on the diagnosis of African swine fever by PCR. According to the results of the studies, no positive cases were identified.

In total, 150,869 studies have been conducted since the beginning of the year, including 91,859 studies of pathological material, 58,489 studies of biological material, 350 studies of meat products, 141 studies of feed of animal origin, 30 studies of environmental objects (washouts from surfaces, equipment). Since the beginning of the year, the genetic material of the African swine fever virus has been found in 5 samples of pathological material from pigs.

According to the Rosselkhoznadzor, as of November 14, 2022, 39 active outbreaks of African swine fever were registered in the Russian Federation - 21 in the wild pig population and 18 among domestic pigs.

The disease is registered in 12 subjects of Russia - on the territory of Vladimir, Ivanovo, Kaliningrad, Kostroma, Kursk, Moscow, Nizhny Novgorod, Rostov, Samara and Yaroslavl regions, as well as in the Stavropol Territory and the Republic of Tatarstan.

African swine fever is a transboundary disease that kills millions of pigs and causes huge economic losses around the world.

The virus is resistant to physical and chemical factors, can be transmitted with slaughter products of sick pigs, infected feed, water, untreated food and slaughterhouse waste, and contaminated bedding. Carriers can be blood-sucking insects, ticks, as well as attendants.

There is no vaccine against ASF, so control measures are based on the detection of infection (virus and/or specific antibodies) using laboratory methods, the destruction of all pigs in the ASF outbreak, disinfection and quarantine.