African swine fever (ASF) is arguably the most dangerous and emerging swine disease worldwide. ASF is a serious problem for the swine industry. The first case of ASF in Russia was reported in 2007. We report an outbreak of ASF in Siberia, Russia, in 2017.
Keywords: African swine fever; African swine fever virus; IGRI variant; Irkutsk; Russia; Siberia; genotype II; intergenic region variant; swine; viruses; zoonoses.