URGENT PROBLEMS OF EPIZOOTIC SITUATION IN KALUGA REGION (ON EXAMPLE OF AFRICAN SWINE FEVER)
This article is devoted to the urgent problem: natural extraordinary situation of biological origin - epizooty (on the example of African swine fever). African swine fever (ASF) is a highly contagious virus disease of pigs which makes great economic harm. In the article there is a detailed analysis of ASF virus spreading in Kaluga region and economic losses from the given kind of the virus, there are defined ways and causes of penetration of ASF virus into Kaluga region, there are considered epitology and epizootology of the disease and there are singled out the most effective measures for struggle and preventiom of ASF penetration into private plots, farms and Kaluga region on the whole.