Bosnia and Herzegovina: Veterinary Authorities Report First Outbreak of ASF in Bosnia and Herzegovina

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On June 22, Bosnia and Herzegovina’s (BiH) State Veterinary Office (SVO) reported its first case of African Swine Fever (ASF) to the World Organization for Animal Health (WOAH). The disease was confirmed in one dead domestic pig on a farm near Bijeljina in the northeast of BiH, near the border with Serbia. Reportedly, several animals on nine farms in four bordering villages in the Bijeljina area have tested positive so far. Samples will be sent to the European Union Reference Laboratory for ASF (EURL-ASF) in Spain for confirmation.

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