Guarding the country against foreign animal diseases
Friday, October 25, 2013 - 08:00
in Health & Medicine
A deadly animal virus is on the loose, treading through Russia and knocking on the doors of Eastern Europe and Asia. After its introduction into the Republic of Georgia and the Caucasus region in 2007 and spread into Russia, the virus that causes African swine fever (ASF) was spotted for the first time last year in Ukraine, putting European and Asian countries on high alert. The virus moves quickly, killing 100 percent of infected pigs within a week in some instances.