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Romania: 43 million euros against the African Swine Fever

Minister, spreading of virus is stopping

12 October, 17:41
(ANSA) - BELGRADE, OCTOBER 12 - The Romanian government has adopted a new series of measures against the African Swine Fever (ASF), after the European Commission has approved a measures for financial support for Romania. In total, 43 million euros will be allotted, part from the EU part from the national budget. The funds will be used for disinfection equipment, sanitary-veterinary laboratories, swine fever detection devices, incinerators, the portal Romania Insider reported. Part of the funds will be used also to provide financial aid to farmers. The Romanian Agriculture minister Petre Daea said that there are good signs that the spreading of the virus is stopping, Romania Insider quoted him as saying, noting that Romania has until now registered 1,000 outbreaks of swine fever, with around 350,000 pigs culled to stop the virus from spreading. (ANSA).

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