Serbia confirms African swine fever outbreak

The Ministry of Agriculture in Serbia has confirmed that African swine fever has been detected in the country. In response, Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina are now taking measures.

The outbreaks of African swine fever in Serbia have been detected on 4 'backyard farms' in the northern part of the country. These are often small, unregistered companies. The first 3 outbreaks of the virus occurred on farms with 10 to 24 pigs and the fourth outbreak was on a farm with 64 pigs. These are the first outbreaks in the country.

Surrounding countries
Now that Serbia has confirmed the outbreaks, the Ministry of Agriculture in Croatia is calling on its own pig farmers to adhere strictly to the precautionary actions hold. For example, it is now prohibited to keep pigs at companies that have not been inspected by the veterinary service and pig farmers must register their animals in a register. In addition, citizens are asked to only buy meat in registered shops.

The Ministry in Bosnia and Herzegovina has also reported that from now on it has introduced a ban on the import of pigs and pork from Serbia.

Kimberly Baker

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