20 cases of African swine fever in western Poland

In western Poland, about 100 kilometers from the German state of Brandenburg, the number of confirmed cases of African swine fever has risen to 20, the Chief Veterinary Inspectorate reported on November 22. This means that all the wild boars examined were infected with the virus.

Last week it was announced that 100 dead wild boars with African swine fever had been found in western Poland, about 2 kilometers from the German border. Government then let you know that 18 more dead boars would be examined. Meanwhile, the Chief Veterinary Inspectorate has announced that those animals were also infected with the animal disease.

Different locations
In a press release, the Polish authorities state that these 20 carcasses were found at 9 locations in the province of Lubusz. The Polish government has therefore decided to install a second fence. In addition, the Polish army will provide support in further searching those regions and from this weekend it will be forbidden to enter the forest in this area, the authorities report.

Incidentally, the discovery of the first case was a 'fortunate find'. Authorities report that a routine investigation was conducted after the wild boar was killed in a traffic accident. "Without this traffic accident, we would not have discovered until later that African swine fever had spread to the region." The veterinary services have therefore now decided to search all areas with a high density of wild boars.

Danger for Germany
Until recently, the animal disease only occurred in the East of Poland, which means that animal disease has made a significant jump. The outbreak in the west is located about 100 kilometers from Germany, which is one of the most important pig countries in the European Union. For example, Germany was the leading supplier of pork to China and the Philippines in 2018.

Kimberly Baker

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