Organization of antiepizootic work in case of African swine fever in the Republic of Crimea

African swine fever is a dangerous viral disease of pigs that is widespread and causes enormous economic damage to the pig industry. In this regard, it is important to monitor the epizootic situation and evaluate the effectiveness of antiepizootic work in this infection. The methods of complex epizootological research were used in the work. The initial data were accounting and reporting materials of the State Veterinary Committee of the Republic of Crimea, operational information from the official website of the Rosselkhoznadzor Administration for the Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol. The first outbreak of African swine fever on the territory of the Republic of Crimea was registered in early 2016 in the Razdolnenskiy district, the cause of which has not been fully clarified. Subsequently, in the period 2016-2017, 26 new outbreaks of ASF disease were detected among wild and domestic animals. In December 2023 and March 2024, epizootic outbreaks of African swine fever were observed among domestic pigs in the villages of Malovidnoe and Uglovoe, Bakhchisarayskiy district. In order to prevent the introduction of the African swine fever virus into safe regions, it is necessary to carry out educational and awareness-raising work among the population and personnel on the possible ways of introduction and spread of the ASF pathogen. Managers of pig-breeding enterprises and owners should be obliged to create conditions for feeding and keeping animals in accordance with veterinary and sanitary norms and instructions of veterinary specialists. It is also necessary to vaccinate animals against erysipelas and classical swine fever in time, to regularly disinfect and deratize the premises, to prevent the accumulation of waste. All cases of disease and death of pigs should be immediately reported to the veterinary service, and unhindered access for veterinarians for sampling and appropriate action should be ensured. It is important to ban domestic slaughter and carefully control the movement of people, animals and feed, especially from unfavorable areas.