The situation still remains serious – outbreaks have been detected among domestic pigs in the territory of 7 RF Subjects, and among boars – in the territory of 6 Subjects. It has been noted that the situation is getting progressively worse – 8 affected areas were detected in the first half of this year, in the second half they were 29. The situation is the most difficult in the Rostovskaya Oblast, 23 affected areas and 7 infected objects have been detected there.
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