The number of outbreaks of African swine fever has halved this week, from 420 on December 23 to 213 outbreaks today, according to the National Sanitary Veterinary and Food Safety Authority (ANSVSA), agerpres reports.
According to the quoted source, the intensification of traffic controls, especially those carried out with the support of the County Police Inspectorates, was one of the measures that contributed to the reduction of African swine fever outbreaks, as the controls led to identifying persons trading illegally in meat and meat products that were not verified by sanitary veterinary and food safety specialists.