April 6, 2011

Russia's Krasnodar Krai detects new ASF outbreak

Russian specialists of Kropotkinskaya regional veterinary laboratory detected genetic material of ASF virus in the samples of pathological material collected from dead and emergency slaughtered swine kept in a pig farm in "Kedr".

The territory of agricultural and animal breeding complex, rented by a private person, is located 2.5 km from village of Krasnoye, Voznesenskoye settlement, Labinsky Rayon, Krasnodar Krai.

The diagnosis was confirmed by the All-Russian Scientific and Research Institute for Veterinary Virology and Microbiology. The outbreak is located 25 km from Novoalexeyevskaya village, Kurganinsky Rayon where ASF outbreak was reported in February 2011. The Rosselkhoznadzor Administration for Krasnodar Krai and Republic of Adygeya previously took administration actions against the farm holder for violations of veterinary and sanitary requirements for pig keeping detected during the audit.

The swine population in the outbreak is 83 animals among them four swine were sick, one animal died and one animal was emergency slaughtered. The swine population in the backyards of Krasnoye village is 275 animals, in the public sector of Labinsky Rayon is 19,000 animals, in the private sector is 6,000 animals. The closest pig producing farm OOO "Rodina" in the Voznesenskoye settlement, Labinsky Rayon is located 18 km from the outbreak.

The swine population of this farm is 2,000 animals. ASF eradication and prevention measures are taken under surveillance of the Rosselkhoznadzor Administration for Krasnodar Krai and Republic of Adygeya.