YEREVAN. – Armenian Ministry of Agriculture wrote in the Ministry’s webpage that a new outbreak of African Plague among pigs is not excluded.

According to media reports, some pigs in Lorut village of Armenia’s Lori Region had fever. The disease may possibly be an African Plague. Initial data testify that the disease symptoms are similar to the Plague. Appropriate preventive work was carried out in the same community months ago. The farmers were advised to keep pigs in closed area after preventing spread of the disease.

However, condition, which excluded repetition of the infection, were obviously violated. Thus, it may cause the new outbreak, Ministry’s report reads.