UPDATED INFORMATION ON THE AFRICAN SWINE FEVER IN ITALY, NORTHERN MACEDONIA AND EUROPE WITH QUICK RISK ASSESSMENT
| Autor: | Prof. Georgi Georgiev, zooeng. Nadezhda Lukanova, PhD |
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| Jazyk: | bulharština |
| Rok vydání: | 2022 |
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| DOI: | 10.5281/zenodo.5896562 |
| Popis: | Following the confirmation of African swine fever in wild boar (ASF) in mainland Italy (in the northwestern region of Ovada in the province of Alessandria) in early January 2022, there is now the first confirmed outbreak of ASF in domestic pigs in northern Macedonia, in a backyard in the village of Dramche (Delchevo region), near the Bulgarian border. As mentioned earlier in our information, this is the first case of ASF in mainland Italy from Genotype II of the virus and is about 800 km from the closest case in wild boar in Germany. Frequent outbreaks in domestic pigs in Moldova, Romania, Russia and Ukraine continue to be reported by the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE). The ASF virus continues to circulate among the wild boar population throughout Europe. As mentioned above, Italy reported the presence of ASF genotype II for the first time in wilds. The case was confirmed in the carcass of a wild boar in northern Italy in the province of Ovada, province of Alessandria (Piedmont region) in mainland Italy. As there is still no system for requiring certificates for products of animal origin from previously free areas, there is no information on whether there have been recent imports. However, given that cases of domestic pigs have been registered in the region, the new restrictions of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/605 will prevent further imports from this infected region. The same regulation covers prohibitions, derogations and certification requirements from each ASF-affected region for the dispatch of live pigs or pig products or related animal by-products to EU Member States and third countries. ASF genotype I has been endemic to the Italian island of Sardinia since 1978. The risk of ASF for Bulgaria remains HIGH due to the ubiquitous spread of the disease in the wild boar population in Europe, and especially the severe epidemiological situation in neighboring Romania. BG; docx; EFSAfocalpoint@mzh.government.bg |
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