Published Date: 2008-07-26 13:00:29
Subject: PRO/AH/EDR> African swine fever - Russia: (ORE), susp., RFI
Archive Number: 20080726.2278
AFRICAN SWINE FEVER - RUSSIA: (ORENBURG), SUSPECTED, REQUEST FOR INFORMATION
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Date: Fri 25 Jul 2008
Source: RIA (Russian News & Information Agency) Novosti [in Spanish,
trans. Mod.MPP, edited]
<http://sp.rian.ru/onlinenews/20080725/114945711.html>
African swine fever virus detected in [Orenburg] province
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An outbreak of African swine fever [ASF] was reported in
Chernorechie, Orenburg province (the Urals), reported to RIA Novosti
by a spokesperson of the Regional Bureau of Emergency Situations.
In total, 40 pigs were killed by it in the village. Following
[laboratory] analyses, it was officially confirmed as African swine
fever.
African swine fever, or Montgomery's disease, was reported for the
1st time in Africa in 1903. It is transmitted to healthy animals
following contact with sick animals, as well as through contaminated
feed, transportation, and secretions. It does not affect humans, but
it is very dangerous for pigs. There is no vaccine against this
disease, hence infected animals must be destroyed immediately.
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[For the location of Chernorechie (Chernorech'ye) in the
Orenburgskaya Oblast, just north of Kazakhstan, see maps at
<http://www.fallingrain.com/world/RS/55/Chernorechenskoye.html>
&
<http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/commonwealth/russiaaddivisions.jpg>.
North Ossetia is area 6 and Chechnya area 8 on this map.
ASF has been spreading in the Caucasus area since mid 2007. If the
information above is officially confirmed, this means a leap of the
virus of more than 1200 km (750 mi) in the northeastern direction,
measured from its most northern reported current location, Chechnya.
Such a leap could take place either by (illegal?) movements of
infected animals or their products, or by the undetectable (or
unreported) spread of the ASF virus within the wild swine population
throughout territories northwest of the Caspian Sea, such as
Stavropol, Dagestan, Kalmykia, Astrakhan, and northeast to Kazakhstan.
Enhanced surveillance in those areas deserves to be encouraged.
Readers are referred to FAO/EMPRES (Food and Agriculture
Organisation/Emergency Prevention System) review "African swine fever
in the Caucasus" at
<http://www.fao.org/docs/eims/upload//242232/EW_caucasus_apr08.pdf>,
which includes, among others, the map (fig 2) "Swine density in
Eastern Europe, the Caucasus and the Middle East." Based upon the
discussed data, the authors concluded that the main risk of ASF
spread is to the north and east.
Official confirmation -- or otherwise -- of the current information,
is anticipated. - Mod.AS]
See Also
African swine fever - Russia: (North Ossetia-Alania), confirmed, OIE20080723.2238
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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