AUV spokesman shows that African swine plague is not carried on man

Kosovo Food and Veterinary Agency spokesman Lumir Thaci, while speaking of the discovery of African swine plague in some areas of the country, has said that although the disease has caused a difficult situation in the agriculture and farm sector, there is no doubt that it can be transported to humans, being dangerous only for wild pigs and domestic pigs.

It's a new disease that's touched our country for the first time, it's about the African swine plague, and it's named for its origin. But here it means that only wild pigs and soft pigs” are affected, Thaci said about RTV Dukagini.

There has been no doubt that this disease can be carried to man, but no doubt has been found that this disease can be carried to any other kind of animal”, he said further.

While the African swine plague poses no danger to meat consumers, his main concern focuses on the local economy and affected farms.