28/08/2018 (Agence Europe) – At the end of his official visit to Minsk, the European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety, Vytenis Andriukaitis, stated on Monday evening 27 August that he had encouraged the Belarus authorities to step up cooperation with the EU to eradicate swine fever. This is a contagious infectious disease that cannot be transmitted to human beings but people in contact with the virus can spread it to other animals. In a press release, the Commissioner stated "I...