Published Date: 2008-07-23 19:00:28
Subject: PRO/AH/EDR> African swine fever - Russia: (N. Ossetia-Alania), conf. OIE
Archive Number: 20080723.2238

AFRICAN SWINE FEVER - RUSSIA: (NORTH OSSETIA-ALANIA), CONFIRMED, OIE
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Date: Mon 21 Jul 2008
Source: IA "Pravda.ru" [translated by Mod.NP, edited]
<http://www.pravda.ru/news/accidents/21-07-2008/276698-pig-0>


Pig die-offs observed in North Ossetia
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The outbreak of African swine fever (ASF) is continuing in North
Ossetia. Though, by now, more than 1600 pigs have been destroyed, the
epidemic has not been stopped and 369 animals have already succumbed
to ASF.

The 1st ASF cases in the territory of the republic were recorded in
June 2008. Wild boar were a vector of the disease. The affected
villages with pig mortality were located in the Prigorodny and
Lagirsky districts, as well as in the municipality of Redant, city of
Vladikavkaz-2.

On top of the 1600 pigs already destroyed, more than 9000 additional
pigs will have to be destroyed. The total domestic pig population of
the republic is about 115 000 head, located in private facilities and
farms.

During the summer of 2007, Rosselkhoznadzor [Federal Agency of
Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance] took preventive measures,
but they did not have the desired efficiency [Those measures must have
been undertaken in view of the reported ASF spread in [neighboring]
Georgia. - Mod.AS]

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[Information, derived from the local media, on suspected ASF spreading
in North Ossetia-Alania was initially reported by ProMED-mail on 3 Jul
2008. Russia notified the OIE officially on the event in its follow-up
report No 4 on ASF, submitted on 16 Jul 2008. See, with map, at:
<http://www.oie.int/wahid-prod/public.php?page=single_report&pop=1&reportid=7200>.


The previous Russian ASF reports (4 Dec 2007, 30 Jan 2008, 16 Jun
2008) addressed the epizootic in Chechnya. - Mod.AS]

See Also

African swine fever - Russia: (North Ossetia-Alania), suspected 20080703.2032
African swine fever - Caucasus, FAO update 20080522.1692
African swine fever - Nagorno-Karabakh: corr. 20080421.1415
African swine fever - Azerbaijan 20080202.0416
African swine fever - Russia: (Chechnya), control 20080129.0370
2007
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African swine fever - Armenia (05) 20071231.4195
African swine fever - Armenia (04): (Ararat) 20071213.4013
African swine fever - Russia (02): (Chechnya), OIE 20071207.3940
African swine fever - Russia: (Chechnya) 20071204.3908
African swine fever - Nagorno-Karabagh (02): susp, RFI 20071104.3589
African swine fever - Nagorno-Karabagh, susp, RFI 20071102.3562
African swine fever - Georgia, Armenia: FAO 20071004.3275
African swine fever - Armenia (02) 20070922.3150
African swine fever - Georgia (11): SDC mission report 20070920.3131
African swine fever - Armenia: susp., RFI 20070825.2793
African swine fever - Georgia (10): Abkhazia Auton. Rep. 20070821.2737
African swine fever - Georgia (09): OIE 20070820.2724
African swine fever - Georgia (07): EC/FAO/OIE 20070627.2066
African swine fever - Georgia (04): FAO 20070610.1891
African swine fever - Georgia (03): genotype 20070609.1886
African swine fever - Georgia (02): OIE 20070608.1860
African swine fever - Georgia: OIE 20070607.1845
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