ASF Reports in Northern Poland Prompt Increased Scrutiny

Wed, 14 Aug 2024 17:28:14 GMT

The first 2024 cases of African swine fever (ASF) were identified late last week in the vallage Kaldus and on Sunday in Starogród in Poland. Polskie Radio reports 36 cases in the Kujawsko-Pomorskie region were identified on Thursday, with the farms located about 2 km apart.

“The affected areas have been designated as restricted and at-risk zones,” the article said. “An urgent meeting of the Provincial Crisis Management Team was convened, and the governor urged farmers to adhere to biosecurity measures.”

ASF was previously found in a wild boar in the northern part of the region, raising concerns about the possible deliberate transport of infected boars, the article said.

Restrictions have grown to include bans on fairs and outdoor events in the affected zones.

Information about the detection of an ASF outbreak in Poland was shared on social media by, among others, Janusz Piechociński, President of the Poland-Asia Chamber of Commerce, former Deputy Prime Minister, and Minister of Economy from 2012 to 2015, the article explained.

ASF is a deadly disease of swine. Although it poses no risk to humans or food safety, it has devastating economic consequences.

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Poland Reports Outbreaks of African Swine Fever in Wild Boar

Mon, 27 Feb 2023 19:31:49 GMT

Poland has reported outbreaks of African swine fever (ASF) in five wild boar in the northern part of the country, the World Organization for Animal Health (WOAH) said on Monday citing Polish authorities.

The deadly hog disease has been spreading in eastern Europe with outbreaks found in the Czech Republic, Hungary, Latvia, Moldova, North Macedonia and Romania, WOAH said in a separate report on the disease.

In total, since January 2021 ASF has been reported as present in 41 countries, affecting more than 828,000 pigs and more than 23,000 wild boar with more than 1 million animal losses, WOAH said.

(Reporting by Sybille de La Hamaide; Editing by Hugh Lawson)