In particular, quarantine regulations were introduced in Zakarpattia (5), Kyiv (3), Odesa and Kherson (2 each), Vinnytsia, Rivne, Khmelnytsky, Dnipropetrovsk, Volyn, Poltava, Donetsk, Ivano-Frankivsk, Lviv, Kharkiv, and Chernihiv (1 each) regions.
Read alsoSwine fever outbreak recorded in Lviv region near border with Poland The regulations include such restrictive measures as a ban on the relocation of pigs and livestock products, the animals are seized, and disinfection is carried out. Quarantine is in effect for 40 days.
If veterinarians do not register new outbreaks in a village, it is considered to be no longer in quarantine.
According to the press service, 116 ASF cases have been reported in Ukraine since the beginning of 2017. In total, 264 ASF outbreaks had been registered in 24 Ukrainian regions since 2012, as of October 5, 2017.
