ASF case signalled in Romania
Romanian authorities have reported a confirmed case of African Swine Fever (ASF) on a wild boar found dead in Satu Mare county, near the borders with Ukraine and Hungary, two countries where the disease was already confirmed.
The announcement was made on May 29 by Romania's veterinary watchdog (ANSVSA) who believes that the contamination of the boar was possible only by direct contact with other boars from the neighbouring countries.
ANSVSA have notified all the responsible institutions at national and EU's level in order to institute the quarantine plan in the area. ASF was first detected 4 years ago in Ukraine and, since then, the disease has spread to Poland, Czech Republic, Romania, Hungary, Republic of Moldavia and Russia, mostly through wild boar population.
Despite the fact that ASF is not contagious to humans, the disease presents a real threat to the pork industry in the contaminated areas as it can kill the pig population in the farms.
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