Gukovo is situated about 5 km from the Russian-Ukrainian border. It may be assumed that Ukrainian wild boars are not separated from their Russian counterparts in Rostov, which means a direct, immediate threat of infection in the Ukraine. Following previous ASF outbreaks in the
Russian Rostov region, preventive steps have been undertaken in eastern and south eastern Ukraine
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