Russia: African swine plague

[Sally Furniss]

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Lethal disease among pigs in the North Ossetia extends lightning. African chuma (precisely called sickness) has fortunately not dangerous for humans but for animals smertelen virus. This can cause great damage to livestock farms.

In Russia, according to veterinarians, African plague came from Georgia. There has already killed tens of thousands of pigs. Despite all the quarantine, to stop the infection has not yet been possible.

What will be the losses to the extent podskochat prices of meat - are some questions that are now experts and NTV correspondent Anton Voytsehovsky.

Even in the abbreviation African swine plague (ACHS) has been laid any emergency situation (CHS). At the entry and exit of the village - the picture of well-known stories about avian influenza. Here is happening inspection of transport, liquid spraying machines with another unpronounceable name, but inside the quarantine zone - all terrible.

Everyone knows that pigs do not goose comrade. Yes and deadly disease hryushek looks postrashnee known avian disease. To destroy and those who were newly infected and those who might yet.

Vitaly Sergeyev, chief scientific consultant company to develop antiviral drugs: "Against this disease has no specific means of protection. There just sanitary measures: quarantine, slaughter all animals ".

Name of the disease - African swine plague - already tell all: the virus discovered in Africa, the disease almost 100% fatal, but only those sick pigs. For other animals and to humans virus is not dangerous. This plague is not susceptible to treatment, kills quickly. And most importantly, that hawkers disease - not only domestic pigs.

Vitaly Sergeyev. Chief Scientific Adviser company to develop antiviral drugs: "The danger is that in these areas are many wild pigs".

Last year the plague recorded in Georgia and then in Abkhazia and then in Chechnya. Now here is North Ossetia. Perhaps that is different pockets, but perhaps that one - another consequence.

Empty counters of stores - it is precisely a consequence of mass slaughter of pigs. Their meat, of course, can be recycled at the preserves. But these amounts can not be quickly reworked. Looking for porcine carcasses in the pit, and feel sorry for animals and humans. Veterinarians, farmers are opening farmstead with words "do nothing". But after their care understand that they really do nothing remains.

Farmer: "More have nothing to do, no work".

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Yesterday Ossetian virologists again calculated how many heads poleglo of African swine plague. Because of the dangerous infect, mowing already fifteen hundred animals, in North Ossetia have imposed state of emergency. Doctors believe that the African outbreak of plague, which has already been recorded in other Russian regions, could prove even more dangerous than bird flu. The experts do not exclude that the new virus can soon spread throughout the country. The situation is complicated by the fact that in Russia to date there is no panacea of a new scourge.

African plague, massively kosyaschaya pigs, may appear in any region of Russia. With such a statement was made by Deputy Leader Rosselhoznadzora, State Chief Veterinary Inspector RF Nikolai Vlasov. In his view, this disease on the degree of danger pereplyunet avian influenza.

The outbreak of plague was first recorded in North Ossetia, and later in the Orenburg region, where a few days from the African virus killed thousands of animals. Specialists believe that this epidemic will not stop - it is possible that the virus "shots" in any corner of the country. In doing so, hawkers could become newly infected people and wild boars. Indeed, African plague is transmitted not only through contact with sick animals healthy, but also spreads through feed, pastures, transportation. The animal dies a few days after infection. Since knows how to treat African plague of pigs, sick animals must be destroyed. At Orenburzhe disease brought migrants from Armenia - on clothing and food. In a radius of 10 kilometers from the epicenter outbreak had to urgently cut all pigs.

However, the spread of the disease could be a natural way. "There is the likelihood that plague the African raznesut wild boars. With that have very nobody will not be able to say exactly what the region will become a regular disaster zone - explained in an interview with "New Известиям" ecologist Alexander Bragin. -- Astrakhan and Krasnodar are located in the zone of highest risk, but that does not mean it will not infect, for example, in Samara. I do not think that the entire country overnight sdohnut all pigs. This is not the case with chickens ".

In Astrakhan, where according to the calculations of experts zabezhat vectors can infect terrible, preparing for the worst-case developments. Local officials assured that "heightened security measures". Pork sea regional authorities to be as terrible dream - the fact is that in two months the city is preparing to mark 450 - years, and this "gift" for the anniversary is clearly not waiting.

Today, specialists seriously fear that the virus mutiruet, and then at risk may well prove not only animals but people. "Theoretically, the virus could mutate indeed, but say this with certainty stoprotsentnoy, of course, can not - said" Nee "doctor-epidemiologist Tatiana Klyueva. -- Now we are talking only about the economic damage that country suffer in the event of an African epidemic plague. If people are ill will, it will already global scourge ". Indeed, not all parts of the new viral infection managed to frighten residents. Even at risk for pork continues to enjoy great popularity. At astrahanskih markets at prices not only improve. This is due to the fact that local residents, according to tradition, potyanulis on nature fry barbecues. But in Orenburg, which has become the epicentre of swine plague, prices jumped sharply for beef, mutton and horse. Dealers attributed the introduction of a quarantine area in the porcine.

At the Kuban "chumovoy question" simply decided. Local authorities, fearing an outbreak, decided podstrahovatsya - residents suggested as a matter of urgency by the score of all pigs and immediately use them in food.

Moskvich news of the impending plague African thrilled, but just in a different plane. Residents of the capital concerned that the virus may become victims of their domestic dogs. "People fear for the lives of seriously minipigov - dwarf pigs, which are now so many Muscovites fell in love - told" NI "Svetlana Ogneva veterinarian. -- Many fear that mumps somewhere podtsepyat this terrible infect. But I think actually there is no cause for concern - minipigi live in isolation at home, rather than on large pig "

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At the Kuban waiting for the African swine plague?
Owners farmstead stands to be doubly careful
Julia YUSUPOVA - 05.08.2008

Because of the African swine plague has claimed the lives of nearly all livestock in neighbouring North Ossetia. And now, time and again with reference to reports appearing competent professionals that are about to infect and we will, at Kuban. Carriers of plague could be any animal, but can only get sick pigs.

-- Plague edge of the territory may get even on the wheels of cars, as happened in Ossetia - Rosselhoznadzora speak at the Office of Krasnodar Region and the Republic of Adygeya. -- Popadet whether the virus to us, depends only on the consciousness and responsibility of people. Transportation, moving from infected areas, disinfecting, as well as the footwear of people.

The outbreak of the epidemic could cause even a small piece of pork salami, which is why the importation of animals and products from pigs "infected" areas now forbidden. At stationary positions DPS duty vetnadzora specialists, animal origin goods without documents and permission to carry remove. And all pig farms Kuban strenuously tested. Today the province has 33 enterprises operating in "closed" mode.

-- Hozyaevam farmstead now need to be doubly careful - say specialists. -- Monitor livestock and not left unattended, and if the 'pig to be taken ill, report it to a veterinarian. If this is an African plague, animal necessarily need to destroy.

Fortunately, this disease to humans is not scared, but the financial losses in case the plague are falling into the region, can be very serious. Unlike the avian influenza vaccine against the plague Africa have not yet come. The patient simply destroy cattle.
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PREAD OF AFRICAN SWINE FEVER COMPLETELY SUPPRESSED IN ARMENIA: HEAD OF RA STATE VETERINARY INSPECTION

arminfo
2008-08-08 12:33:00

ArmInfo. Spread of the African swine fever has been completely
suppressed in Armenia, Head of RA State Veterinary Inspection Grisha
Baghyan told ArmInfo.

'The recent rumours saying that the Russian airports prohibit RA
citizens to export meat products, made in Armenia, are not officially
confirmed as Rosselkhoznadzor (Russian agricultural regulatory
authority) did not officially notified us about it', G. Baghyan
said. At the same time, he expressed opinion that the problems of
Armenia's citizens are probably connected either with absence of a
proper documentation for import of foodstuffs in Russia or they are
explained by unauthorized "activity" of one or two airports' employees.

To note, outbreak of the African fever virus was revealed in
early August, 2007, in two northern regions of Armenia, Lori and
Tavush. Total of 7 sources of infection were fixed in the country and,
according to the responsible persons, all the required measures were
taken to suppress spread of the virus over the whole territory of
the republic, in particular, quarantine has been introduced in the
infection sources. At the same time, the State Veterinary Service of
Armenia imposed temporary ban for import of pork from Georgia.

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