PRO/AH/EDR> African swine fever – Europe: Belarus, Russia, international implications

African Swine Fever — Worldwide/Unknown
Domestic pigs in Belarus, Grodnya Region (40 km [about 25 miles] away from the Lithuanian border), have been diagnosed with African swine fever [ASF]. The State Veterinary Service of Belarus has introduced a strict quarantine over the area.
This dangerous disease was previously found in Georgia, Ukraine and Russia. In Latvia, wild pigs are screened in laboratories not just for the presence of classic swine fever, but recently also for ASF. Latvian Food and Veterinary Service [FVS] reports