African swine fever in the Krasnodar region

Abstract

Summary Prutsakov, S. V., N. N. Kruzhnov, I. A. B olotsky & V. I. Sementsov, 2014. African swine fever in the Krasnodar region . Bulg. J. Vet. Med. (online first). Monitoring of the epidemic situation with African swine fever was carried out in the Krasnodar r egion ( federal subject of Russia ) in 2008 – 2013. This made it possible to determine sources, routes and factors promoting African swine fever spread. The major sources of the epidem ic were presented by sick and dead wild and domestic pigs, non - decontaminated condemned meat products. During this time forty three outbreaks of this disease were r e ported in this region; more than 280 ths of pigs died and were destroyed, 36 pig enterprise s were closed and it caused a great economic damage to pig farming industry of the region. Transmission factors were as follow ed : transport facilities that visited affected focal points and were not decontaminated to an accomplished standard, contaminated b y African swine fever virus feeds, equipment, etc. Predictions on a possibility of occurrence of new disease cases in time and space are made using available information on ASF spread in the terr itory of the RF. As a result, a possibility to coordinate fut ure efforts aimed at the disease survei llance in corresponding territories independently of reports from the given region emerges.