Detection of swine fever in Ukraine
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Last Update: 2002-05-20
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Lead: Kiev, May 17 (Reuters) - seven sick pigs with symptoms of swine fever have been found in southern Ukraine, where veterinary authorities have imposed restrictions on the movement of livestock, an official said on Monday "A lot of swine diseases look like swine fever," officials from Ukraine's veterinary inspection agency told Reuters At present, our laboratory experts are testing these cases It's too early to say that we have actually had swine fever " She said the test results would be made next week According to the Ukrainian Ministry of emergency affairs, the pig farm where the first case was found on May 15 was located in a village called injulka in the south of Mykolayiv Six pigs died of the disease Classical swine fever is a highly infectious disease, which will cause great damage to pork production, but the virus itself does not harm the human body The rapid spread of swine fever in the UK last year forced the UK government to strengthen the prevention of imported pork Later last month, a farm in an area of France reported the country's first case of swine fever in nearly 10 years, and Ukraine banned pork imports from the area.
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