Serbia’s agriculture ministry has reported four suspected outbreaks of African swine fever, with seven pigs killed by the disease and a further 114 culled. The World Organisation for Animal Health, citing the Serbian ministry, said the cases were detected in backyard pigs in the Belgrade area and the Podunavski district. A total of 1,129 people have been infected so far this year, according to official figures.
Serbia’s agriculture ministry has reported four suspected outbreaks of African swine fever, with seven pigs killed by the disease and a further 114 culled. The World Organisation for Animal Health, citing the Serbian ministry, said the cases were detected in backyard pigs in the Belgrade area and the Podunavski district. Bosnia, Montenegro and North Macedonia banned imports from Serbia to limit the spread of the disease, which has been moving across eastern Europe.