ASF in wild boars in Europe; 60% more cases in 2023

African swine fever (ASF) and highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) once again became the dominant animal diseases in Europe in 2023. The detection of ASF in wild boars and especially in commercial pigs increased significantly. According to the 2023 annual data from the European Animal Disease Reporting System (ADIS), ASF was detected in wild boar populations in 14 EU countries and six third European countries, as collected by ASAJA Brussels based on the System's latest report. European Animal Disease Notification System (ADIS) for the year 2023. New cases of the disease occurred in Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Greece, Kosovo and Sweden. According to ADIS, there were a total of 7,903 ASF detections in wild boars; This was 461 or 62% more than in 2022. In 2021, however, the number of cases was still 12,150. Poland was by far the country that reported the most cases of ASF in wild boars (2,744), followed by Italy with 1,047 cases, where detections almost quadrupled compared to ...