Report of first diagnostic case of african swine fever and applied protection measures for prevention of spreading at epizootiological area of VSI Pozarevac | ?????? ????? ????????????????? ??????? ??????? ???? ????? ? ???a ?????????? ?? ?????????? ????? ?????? ?? ?????????? ??????????????? ???????? ??? ?????????

African swine fever (ASF) is an infection disease of domestic and wild pigs. It is not a zoonosis,but it causes large economic losses, since there is no vaccine and possible therapy. Due to intensemovement of people and goods (including animals and food of animal origin), economic crisis, use of acontaminated hogwash as feed for pigs, ASF occurred in Africa, but it is also present in Europe from year2007. Since then ASF has been spreading through Europe and from year 2017 it is present in the regioncountries too (Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria). Because of that way territory of Republic of Serbia has beendivided in high, middle and low risk area for an importing of virus ASF. It has been established Nationaland Regional crisis centers and they?ve been active for two years. However, ASF has been diagnostic forthe first time in low risk area at Podunavlje district. In our paper we described that case, at backyard witha poor biosecurity, which is not under a surveillance program and without an implemented legislative. Incollaboration with veterinary inspectors, epizootiological department VSI Pozarevac, after collectinganamnestic data, clinical examination and pathological examination, suspected on ASF in that backyard.After NIV Serbia Belgrade (National reference laboratory) performed diagnostic, in VeterinaryDirectorate officially decisions for further actions has been provided. By coordination of VeterinaryDirectorate, teams consist of field veterinarians, experts from VSI Pozarevac and veterinary inspectorsfrom Podunavlje district carried out prospecting and active surveillance at all contact yards. In the sametime in infected backyard had been conducted stamping out and safety disposal of carcasses withdisinfection by NIV Novi Sad. Thanks to fast reaction, good coordination from Veterinary directorate andcollaboration of all veterinary services, we didn?t find new cases in contact backyards.