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The OIE has published two new reports concerning new cases of African swine fever (ASF) in Ukraine.

After four years of prohibition, the Italian Ministry of Health has authorized the sale of Sardinia's suckling pig "Doc" to Italian areas outside the island.

It seems that the virus is being transmitted by humans and means of transportation.

The Veterinary Authorities of Ukraine reported three new cases of African swine fever in domestic pigs to the OIE.

Ukrainian Veterinary Services reported the occurrence of two outbreaks of African Swine Fever (ASF) on 10 October in domestic pigs, in two populations of Sumy region.

The Commission welcomes the recent move by the US to recognise the EU regionalisation system put in place to contain the spread of African Swine Fever (ASF), a disease affecting pigs and wild boar.

Following recent notifications of ASF outbreaks in Ukraine, the existing measures of cleansing and disinfection should also be extended to the vehicles entering the Union from Ukraine.

APHIS is advising the public that the agency is adding European Union and EU Member State-defined regions of the EU to the APHIS list of regions affected with African swine fever (ASF).

Two more cases happened in backyard farms in Rivne (September, 4th in Budymlia village, 3 pigs died) and Chernigiv (September, 8th in Maksymivka village, 6 pigs died) regions. These territories are covered by quarantine zone, as well as Kyiv, Sumy and Poltava regions.

Ukraine suspended imports of pork from Poland after the outbreak of African swine fever in wild boars on Polish soil.

Poland, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia appealed to the Commissioner Mr. Andriukaitis for a higher freedom for the circulation of pigs beteween these countries.

July, 28ththe disease was recorded in Kalyta, PJSC in Kyiv region, which is one of the biggest pig complexes of Ukraine. This was the first commercial farmoutbreak.

The issues were related to food safety of marketed animal products under the conditions of ASF wide spread in Ukraine.

The areas in which animal health control measures against ASF are applied have been modified in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.

African swine fever is still thriving in the Baltic states, and was is especially active during July and August. We must highlight the outbreak that affected a commercial farm in Ukraine, that entailed the killing of 60,000 pigs.

The disease was detected in domestic indigenous breed of pigs reared under a free range system in a communal set up.