Czech Republic detects 1st African swine fever case in 5 yrs

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The Czech Republic confirmed its first case of African swine fever for the first time in almost five years and veterinarians were taking measures to prevent its spread, the Czech Ministry of Agriculture said on Friday.

The disease was detected in a dead wild piglet in Jindrichovice pod Smrkem in the northern Liberec Region near the border with Poland, according to the State Veterinary Administration (SVS). This is the first such case detection in the country since early 2018.

Authorities have delineated a zone of infection of approximately 200 square km around the location where the piglet was found.


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