A hotbed of African swine fever in wild boars was confirmed in the border wooded area near Lipcani town of Bricenin district. The bodies of boars were found by border police officers, IPN reports.

According to the National Food Safety Agency, the presence of the virus was confirmed by the National Veterinary Diagnosis Center following lab tests on May 28. Samples were taken from the bodies of six wild boars, including a female boar and her offspring. The bodies were destroyed according to procedures.

The Briceni emergencies commission worked out a pan of measures for combating and eradicating the hotbed.

The Agency said the last case of African swine fever in domestic pigs in Moldova was confirmed in Beșghioz village of Ceadâr-Lunga district on March 14, 2019. The hotbed was fully removed on May 16.

The National Food Safety Agency calls on the owners of pegs to immediately inform its local subdivisions, veterinarians or the local public authorities if animals become sick or die or if bodies of wild boars are identified.

The African swine fever is a very contagious viral disease that affects domestic pigs and boars regardless of race, age and sex. It poses no threat to humans.