March 30, 2009
Swine fever quarantine imposed in southern Russian region
African swine fever quarantine has been imposed in the Apanasenkovsky district of Russia's southern Stavropol region, where two outbreaks of swine fever have been registered, sources from the regional veterinary department on Thursday (Mar 26).
The sources said the quarantine had been imposed in the village of Kievka and in the district centre of Divnoye.
They said quarantine measures imply a ban on the shipping of pigs and all animal products out of the region, as well as the setting up of disinfection stations on all roads and the culling of ill animals.
They also said that about 10,800 pigs are infected with the disease, and will all be culled.
The outbreak of the disease began in Kievka on March 16, 2009, and about 190 pigs have already been slaughtered there.
The most recent outbreak of African swine fever began in Divnoye on March 25, 2009, and about 15 pigs died in private households. Preliminary tests have confirmed the diagnosis.
According to veterinaries, there are about 3,800 pigs in Kievka and about 7,000 pigs in Divnoye.
This has been the second outbreak of the disease in the Stavropol region this year, the first one was fixed in the Rostovanovsky collective farm in the Kursky district on January 8, 2009.
Over 6,500 pigs were slaughtered which resulted in major direct and indirect economic losses.
