News African swine fever
AVP infection in Potsdam turns out to be a false alarm
The German pig sector was very tense last week when wild boar that may have been infected with African swine fever (ASF) was found, because the find was in an area outside the current zones. It has now become apparent that this is a false alarm, the cadaver is not infected with ASF.
Tension surrounding the ASF situation in Germany suddenly rose sharply last Friday when a carcass was found on January 8 in Potsdam's Groß Glienicke district, southwest of Berlin. It was suspected that the carcass was contaminated with ASF. The virus has been circulating in Germany for some time, but a possible contamination in a new area would quickly exacerbate the situation and bring a lot of uncertainty to the sector.
The Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut (FLI) has now ruled out ASF contamination after extensive research, so the suspicion turns out to be a false alarm. This means that the virus will remain within the current zones in the federal states of Brandenburg and Saxony for the time being. According to the most recent update from the FLI, there are currently 480 confirmed infections. Of these, 463 finds come from the state of Brandenburg and the other 17 finds come from Saxony.
Poland
While ASF in Germany remains somewhat limited within the core areas, the situation in Poland is a lot less manageable. Over the whole of 2020, most European infections will come from Poland, where infections also affect the pig population. In total, no fewer than 103 outbreaks were confirmed on pig farms last year.
Chanti Oussoren
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