ProMED MAIL reported on Tuesday October 26th that an outbreak of African swine fever was confirmed on a farm operated by Miratorg, the largest pork producer in Russia. The farm is located in the Belgorod Province in Central Russia. This is the second Miratorg case following a previous outbreak on a complex in Belgorod Province in September.
As yet there have been no report on how the farms were infected but some deficiency in biosecurity must have been responsible. African swine fever can be regarded as endemic in large areas of Russia. 
The infection is carried by feral hogs with outbreaks spreading to backyard and subsistence units with the possibility of subsequent extension to commercial farms.