Estonia Reports Further ASF in Farmed Pigs
ESTONIA - Eighteen more outbreaks of African Swine Fever (ASF) have been reported in wild boar and swine.
10 August 2015
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By: In total, outbreaks in wild boar were detected at 16 locations across the country and 21 cases were reported.
In swine, four cases were detected at a farm in Tarvastu parish, Viljandi county. All 2149 pigs on the farm were destroyed in response.
A backyard swine operation in Rakke parish, Lääne-Viru county, also reported a case of ASF and all three pigs at the site have now been destroyed.
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