Thus, this year, ASF was detected in wild boars in 61 177 parish and 40 edges.

As reported, on 13 January, ASF was found in domestic pigs on the farm Rūkas in Krimulda region. On the farm liquidated all livestock - 5023 pigs.

7 Feb Achs discovered on the farm "Bounce" Salesperson region, where it is necessary to destroy nearly 10 thousand pigs.

January 17 this year, the government imposed a state of emergency in Krimulda, ādaži and Salaspils lands affected by African swine fever. State of emergency introduced until April 17.

The last time a state of emergency in connection with the ASF announced on 1 July 2014, when Latvia was first identified outbreak of the infection.

Overall, in the three years since then, both in Latvia was found ASF, the cost to fight the infection amounted to more than 13 million euros, including compensation for destroyed 14 thousand pigs amounted to 2.33 million euros.

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