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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.

It happened in two pig farms and a backyard animal. The total population of susceptible animals in the outbreak areas is 547, of which 4 developed symptoms.

EFSA recommends a combination of different management measures to contain the spread of African swine fever among wild boar populations in Eastern Europe.

We bring forth a summary of the African swine fever (ASF) outbreaks declared to the OIE by the European Union countries, Russia and Ukraine up to 30 June 2015.

The disease was detected in backyard domestic pigs in Peresazh (Ripkynskyi, Chernigov).

The ban englobes the whole of Lithuania.

11 animals out of 18 were detected: 2 of them were dead and the rest were slaughtered.

The Veterinary Authorities of the country conducted a mock outbreak in the land of Schleswig-Holstein earlier this month.  

The Veterinary Authorities of Sassari, Sardinia (Italy), confirmed last week the presence of African swine fever in 3 pig farms.

After the detection of new cases of African Swine Fever in Poland and Estonia, the European Commission has decided to modify the list of areas subject to animal health control measures.

Singapore is the first country in the region that has lifted the restrictions related to ASF.

The detection will have to be notified to the Unit of the project for the eradication of African Swine Fever (ASF) through the CFVA using the model provided by the Region.

The programme covers the period 2015 - 2018 and came into force on April 29, 2015.  

With the aim of controlling and eradicating CSF and to strengthen pig production in all Colombia, the ICA and Asoporcicultores have started an intense free vaccination campaign against this disease in the Atlantic Coast.

Ukrainian Veterinary Authorities have confirmed the presence of African swine fever in a dead wild boar located near the natural border of Grabov.