African swine fever (ASF) continues to spread in Latvia and is quickly approaching the western Latvian region of Kurzeme — the disease has been verified in three wild boars in Slampe, in the Tukums municipality, Anna Joffe, a spokeswoman for the Food and Veterinary Service, told LETA.
This raises the total number of wild boars infected with ASF to 667, located in 182 districts in 58 municipalities, as well as in the eastern Latvian towns of Plavinas and Rezekne. ASF has also been verified on a farm in Varkava.
The Food and Veterinary Service advis...
The article you requested can be accessed only by subscribing to the online version of The Baltic Times. If you are already subscribed to The Baltic Times, please authorize yourself.
In case you don't have a subscription yet - please visit our
SUBSCRIPTION section
