"A total of 27 pigs have died in the past 24 hours," the statement said.
More than 3,400 pigs have been culled in the republic since the outbreak was registered on June 30, while some 7,500 potentially-infected animals have yet to be put down.
According to RIA Novosti, outbreaks of the highly contagious virus are rare outside Africa, but last spring Georgia, which borders North Ossetia, saw outbreaks in 10 regions. A total of 20,000 pigs were culled.
Around 174 people have been deployed to guard the province's border, to ensure that no pork products are taken out of North Ossetia, which has approximately 115,000 domestic pigs.
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30 July 2008
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