ASF has been detected in 24 municipalities and three cities in Latvia this year.
In the border region, where the deadly disease was first detected in three wild boars 11 years ago, no cases have been reported this year, because the wild boar population has declined so much already.
Hunters are now the main actors in the fight against the disease, as only a reduction in the number of wild boars can so far even partially contain the disease. According to Jānis Mikijanskis, De...