EFSA is running the African Swine Fever (ASF) campaign in nine other EU countries

Published 2021년 8월 10일

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The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has increased its efforts to curb the spread of African Swine Fever (ASF) in Europe by expanding its awareness campaign to nine additional countries. The campaign, which initially targeted nine Southeastern European countries, aims to educate groups and individuals in contact with pigs and wild boars about ASF through local collaborations. As ASF poses a significant threat to pigs and the economy, EFSA emphasizes the importance of early detection, prevention, and reporting to limit its spread.
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The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has stepped up efforts to stop the spread of African Swine Fever (ASF) in Europe. The agency in Parma pointed out that it has now expanded its campaign to include nine more countries. According to EFSA, these include the three Baltic states as well as Poland, the Czech Republic, Romania and Hungary. Last summer, the Food Safety Authority launched “a large-scale campaign” to raise awareness of the disease in Southeastern Europe. The project was carried out in partnership with local authorities in countries which, due to their proximity to countries in which the ASP is present, form a so-called "problem region". The campaign started with nine countries, namely Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Greece, Kosovo, Croatia, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia and Slovenia. EFSA wants to help affected farmers EFSA's Head of Animal and Plant Health, Nikolaus Kriz, underlined that they are working tirelessly to provide assessments and recommendations ...

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