entered the Russian Federation. From 2007 to 2012 ASF spread throughout the southern
region of the Russian Federation. At the same time several cases of ASF were detected in
the central and northern regions of the Russian Federation, forming a northern cluster of
outbreaks in 2011. This northern cluster is of concern because of its proximity to mainland
Europe. The aim of this study was to use details of recorded ASF outbreaks and human and …