African swine fever affects 12 counties and more than 200 settlements in Romania

African swine fever affects 12 counties in Romania and 207 settlements. Nearly 900 infectious points are known by the authorities – the Romanian Veterinary and Food Safety Authority announced on Thursday.

According to reports, 232 thousand and 722 animals have been killed in the farms where the pathogen appeared.

The African swine fever is still present in three counties of the north-western part of Romania, including Szatmár, Szilágy and Bihar counties, in a total of 13 settlements. In this region 1375 domestic pigs were destroyed. (MTI)