News African swine fever
Number of ASF infections in Saxony is rising
At the end of October, the first wild boar infected with African swine fever (ASF) was shot in the German state of Saxony. There was hope that it was a single infection, but it is now clear that it does not stop there and new infections have been detected.
Earlier there was fear of a second infection in Saxony, but this turned out to be a false alarm. Meanwhile, the Friedrich Loeffler Institute (FLI) has confirmed 2 other infections in the state.
The joint hunt, consisting of 11 search teams of more than 150 people, has found several dead wild boars. Of these, 2 cadavers were infected with ASF, according to the outcome of the investigation.
Hope shattered
The infections were approximately 8 kilometers from the discovery of the first infection. Previously there was hope that the first infection was an individual case that came from Poland, this hope disappears with the new finds. The entire endangered area in Saxony is expected to be searched by the end of this week and it will be known how far the virus has spread through Saxony.
The most recent figures (from November 13) from the FLI show that the total number of infections in Germany has now reached 150.
Cross-border cooperation
Meanwhile, Germany, Poland and the Czech Republic are planning a cross-border cooperation to better fight the disease. Julia Klöckner, the German Minister of Agriculture, announces that mutual cooperation between the countries has been agreed, this concerns both material support and technical expertise.
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