African swine fever is introduced in Albania

We remember that Albania borders Montenegro, Kosovo, North Macedonia and Greece, all countries in which the virus is currently present. The notification of the disease comes almost a month after the country announced a ban on the import of pigs, their products, biological material, pig embryos, fresh meat and their by-products, from several countries affected by ASF. In addition to Albania, African Swine Fever is currently present in Kosovo, Italy, Latvia, Moldova, Poland, Sweden, Ukraine, Estonia, Bosnia, Serbia, Bulgaria, Romania, Croatia, Greece, Germany, Hungary, Slovakia, Czech Republic. Republic and North Macedonia. Update on the global ASF situation In the latest WHOA report on the global situation of African swine fever, covering January 29 to February 18, 2024, 11 new outbreaks have been reported in domestic pigs and 222 in wild boars. Since January 2022, seven countries have reported their first appearance of the virus, while nine have reported its spread to new areas, ...