News African swine fever
AVP makes further round through Poland
Over the past 2 weeks, 160 new outbreaks of African swine fever (ASF) have been reported worldwide. The closest reports come from Poland. Further afield, more than 43.000 pigs have been culled in Vietnam and Estonia will not receive ASF-free status due to the discovery of an infected wild boar.
In Poland, the number of outbreaks continues to increase. Recently there have been 8 outbreaks on pig farms. The largest affected farm counted 6.4800 pigs in Warmian-Masurian, in the northeast. Also in Lubelskie, located in the south-east, 4 outbreaks have been reported involving a total of 664 pigs. The other 3 outbreaks took place in Subcarpathians.
A new outbreak of the virus has also been reported among wild boars near the border with Germany. The infected cadaver was found near the town of Dabie, almost 40 kilometers from the German border. Meanwhile, the total number of outbreaks this year has already exceeded the total number for all of 2019.
culling pigs
Several outbreaks have been reported in Vietnam in the past 3 weeks. The majority were not on businesses, but on hobby businesses. In total, more than 43.000 pigs have been culled in an effort to stop the virus from spreading further.
According to the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE), 21 new outbreaks of African swine fever were reported worldwide between August 3 and September 160. The total number of outbreaks rose from 7.191 with 3.733 in Romania alone and another 1.472 in Vietnam.
No AVP-free status
A new detection of the ASF virus in a wild boar in Estonia means that the country will not yet regain ASF-free status. A wild boar hit by a car in Rapla County was infected with the virus. It is the first find of the virus in the country in 18 months. An application was previously submitted to the European Commission for an AVP-free status. No ASF outbreaks have been reported on pig farms for 3 years, but this incident highlights that the threat has not completely disappeared.
Campaigns
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has launched a campaign to stop the spread of African Swine Fever (ASF) in Southeastern Europe.
The campaign complements the current efforts of the European Commission to contain outbreaks and is mainly aimed at countries that the EFSA considers to be a risk region. These are countries that border countries where the virus is present. Currently, these are Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Greece, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia and Slovenia.
The aim of the campaign is to create more awareness about the virus and increase knowledge. Detection, prevention and reporting are essential to contain the virus, the organization said. The campaign is aimed at people who come into direct contact with domestic pigs or wild boars.
Chanti Oussoren
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