DUDNYK Y. Epizootic situation, diagnostics and measures for containment of African swine fever in the Sumy Region

The dissertation is devoted to the study of the epizootic situation of African swine fever in the Sumy region, the development of an alternative system for monitoring the disease during martial law, and the improvement of veterinary and sanitary measures for pig farms and forestries. The analysis of the epizootic situation regarding ASF in Ukraine revealed a tendency for a gradual decrease in the number of outbreaks. However, African swine fever still poses a major threat to the pig industry worldwide due to its prevalence and high mortality among susceptible animals. During the analysis of the statistics on the spread of the disease, a number of factors have been identified that prevent the obtainment of reliable results of epizootic monitoring and significantly increase the intensity of the virus spread.