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Swine fever outbreak in Dagda region in Latvia
BC, Riga, 25.06.2014.
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Print versionOn June 22, classical swine fever was detected on a farm in Dagda Region (southeastern Latvia), reports LETA/Nozare.lv.
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The Food and Veterinary Service representative Anna Joffe informed the business portal Nozare.lv that three cases of swine fever in wild boars had been registered in the region so far this year. Wild boars in this region have been regularly vaccinated against swine fever since 2013.
Eight pigs were culled and cremated on the farm, disinfection has been carried out as well.
On November 26, 2012, swine fever was ascertained on three farms in Latgale. 14 infected pigs were killed and disinfection was carried out, but the pig owners received compensation. No new cases of swine fever have been registered on Latvian farms since. In 2013, laboratory tests established 46 cases of swine fever in wild boars.
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