Germany confirms three more cases of swine fever in wild boars

Three other cases of African swine fever (ASF) have been confirmed in wild boar in eastern Germany's Brandenburg state, Germany's federal agriculture ministry said on Thursday. The findings bring the total of confirmed cases to 32 since the first case, on September 10th, all in wild animals, with no affected farm pigs.

All were found in the region of the first discovery in the Brandenburg area. German scientific institute Friedrich-Loeffler confirmed that the last three animals had ASF, the ministry said.

The regional government of Brandenburg decided to build a fixed fence to prevent wild boars to move from Poland to Germany. Germany feared a spread of the disease after wild boars in Poland were confirmed only about 10 kilometers from Germany. Several hundred kilometers of temporary livestock fences have been erected along Germany's border with Poland.