January 24, 2012

A spokesperson for the regional branch of the Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Oversight said Monday (Jan 23) that Russia's Krasnodar Region reported an outbreak of African swine fever again.

The disease was discovered among livestock of the agricultural company Kolos, which comprises of 6,324 pigs.

The regional field-oriented authorities are considering whether to slaughter livestock at Kolos and at surrounding individual farm holdings. The regional branch of the Agriculture Ministry reported that individual farms are now allowed to hold only three pigs.

Previously, African swine fever was reported in the region on January 8. As a result, over 30,000 pigs of agricultural company Plemzavod Industrialny were slaughtered.

The African swine fever virus, or ASFV, is a contagious viral disease, which is potentially lethal to pigs and boars. The ASFV poses no health risk to humans, according to the World Organisation of Animal Health.