This is the second case of the disease on record in the country, the government said in a statement last week.
The first case was reported in January 2024 when hunters found dead wild boars affected by the disease on the territory of the western municipality of Niksic, close to the border with Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Immediately after confirming the disease on January 4, the local veterinary and hunting inspectors took urgent measures to prevent its spread, the government added.
It called on local pig farmers and hunters to promptly report any change in the health condition or death of animals to the veterinary authorities, as well as to strictly apply all biosecurity measures.
No cases of the disease have been established at pig farms in the country so far.
African swine fever affects exclusively wild boars and pig with nearly 100% mortality rate. It spreads rapidly and causes major economic losses. Humans cannot get infected by the disease but the meat of the infected animals should not be consumed.
According to the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) the disease has been spreading among wild boars and pigs in Europe since 2007. In the region, it was first registered in Serbia in 2019, then in North Macedonia in 2022, and in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia and Kosovo in 2023.
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