The outbreak of African plague of pigs (ACMS) was recorded at one of the enterprises of the Miratorg Holding. The press service of the management of Rosselkhoznadzor in Voronezh, Belgorod and Lipetsk regions announced 30 cases of a dangerous virus in the Korochansky district, transfers TASS.
The Genetic material ACS has discovered when checking pigs on the site “Borodok-2” enterprises of Miratorg-Belgorod LLC. According to the management, the territory was recognized as an epizootic focus (a place of stay of the virus source, where it is possible to further spread – approx. “Tapes.ru”) and installed quarantine – the zone within the radius of five kilometers was determined particularly dangerous, and in the radius of ten kilometers, observations will be carried out. Employees of the enterprise are engaged in the elimination of the virus outbreak.
ACS is an infectious disease that can tolerate infected or already recovered animals. Usually the virus penetrates the body together with food, through wounds on the skin, mucous membrane or insect bites. The incubation period of the disease is two weeks. There were no cases of human illness by this infection yet, but scientists do not exclude such risks – the virus develops unpredictably and prone to mutations.
In August, a large outbreak of ACMS was recorded in the Dominican Republic. The rapid dissemination of the disease has jeopardized pig breeding – one of the main industries of the country. The authorities demanded to kill more than half a litton animals to protect the local population from the virus and prevent the repetition of the 1978 epidemic, when it had to destroy all domestic cattle in the country.