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PRO/AH> African swine fever – Asia (72): Russia (PR) domestic, Far East spread

African Swine Fever -- RussiaA new outbreak of African swine fever [ASF] has been found at a privately held farm in a village in Russia's Primorsk[y] region near the border with China, Russia's agriculture watchdog [Rosselkhoznadzor] said on Friday [20 Sep 2019].The virus -- which is highly contagious among pigs but not dangerous to humans -- has been detected in several areas in the region in recent months [see comment].China has reported [157] outbreaks of the incurable disease since it was 1st Read more [...]