A hotbed of African swine fever was reported at a private farm in Ursoaia village of Causeni district. The taken samples will be sent to a lab in Spain for determining the viral genome, IPN has learned from the National Food Safety Agency.

The eight pigs from the farm were slaughtered and burned. The shed and the area around this as well as the husbandry tools were disinfected.

The National Food Safety Agency notified the competent national and EU authorities and the World Organization for Animal Health of the appearance of the hotbed of African swine fever on Moldova’s territory. The movement of domestic swine and pork products and offal in the area will be banned.