Distribution of African swine fever in Krasnodar region

Shevchenko A.A., Chernykh V.O., Dzhailidi G.A., Yakubenko E.V., Chernykh O. Yu.

Summary

African swine fever presents the most serious threat to pig breeding, inflicting huge economic damage to the industry. Data on study of the African swine fever in Krasnodar region are presented in the article.

Epizootic situation on ASF in Krasnodar region in recent years is stable heavy. Dynamics of the epizootic process of ASF has a clear seasonal pattern. 70 outbreaks of African swine fever were registered from November 2008 to November 2012. It is established that ASF outbreaks in Krasnodar region are registered both in private farms and pig farms of closed type, and also in wildlife.

Key words: African swine fever, epizootic focus, pigs, pigbreeding enterprises, private farms.

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Author affiliation

Dzhailidi Georgy A., Ph. D. in Biology, Head of the State Veterinary Department of Krasnodar region; 36, Rashpilevskaya st., Krasnodar, 350000; phone: 8 (861)2621923; e-mail: dga@uv.krasnodar.ru.

Chernykh Oleg Yu., D.Sc. in Veterinary Medicine, director of the Kropotkin territorial veterinary laboratory; 303, Krasnoarmeyskaya st., Kropotkin, 352380; phone: 8 (86138) 62314; e-mail: gukkvl50@kubanvet.ru.

Yakubenko Elena V., Ph. D. in Biology, Chief of the Krasnodar Regional Station of fighting against animal diseases; 15/1, Kalinina st., Krasnodar, 350044; 8 (918) 4542355; vetkuban@mail.ru.

Chernykh Vladimir O., post-graduate student of the department of microbiology, virology and epizootology of the Kuban state agrarian university; 13, Kalinina st., Krasnodar, 350044.

Responsible for correspondence with the editorial board: Shevchenko Aleksander A., D.Sc. in Veterinary Medicine, professor, head of the department of microbiology, virology and epizootology of the Kuban state agrarian university; 13, Kalinina st., Krasnodar, 350044; 8 (918) 1549461; shevchenko_aa@rambler.ru.