Latvia will supply Belarus with vaccines against classical swine fever
Latvia will supply Belarus with classical swine fever vaccines in 2013. This is stipulated by Resolution of the Council of Ministers No. 660 of July 26 of the current year, which was officially published today on the National Legal Internet Portal, reports BELTA.
In accordance with the document, the Ministry of Agriculture and Food of Belarus and the Food and Veterinary Service of Latvia shall sign an agreement under which Latvia will provide Belarus with classical swine fever vaccines for the immunization of wild boars in the republic in 2013.
Classical swine fever is a viral disease of pigs, characterized by fever, damage to blood vessels and hematopoietic organs, and croupous-diphtheritic inflammation of the mucous membrane of the large intestine. The disease is registered in all countries. Classical swine fever causes enormous economic damage to farms: mortality is 80-100%. The virus affects only domestic and wild pigs. The source of the infection agent is sick pigs. Among the factors of transmission of the agent are feed, water, bedding, manure, etc., contaminated with secretions of sick animals. Pigs that have recovered acquire a stable lifelong immunity to the disease.