In 2023, ASF was still rampant in Europe

Outbreaks in five more countries If we compare the number of epidemic outbreaks in the EU in 2023 with the data from the previous year, we can see that ASF has reached five more countries. The first ASF outbreaks occurred in Greece, Croatia, Kosovo, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Sweden. In Greece and Kosovo it appears to have been a point entry as the virus was no longer spreading there. The number of infections in domestic pigs has increased dramatically In 2023, the virus first appeared in domestic pig herds in Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina. Bosnia and Herzegovina has the most outbreaks - over 1,500. Over 1,100 infections were also reported in Croatia, followed by Serbia - over 900 infected domestic pigs and Romania with over 700. Overall, the total number of ASF outbreaks in Europe in domestic pigs was 4,500 (as of December 16, 2023), significantly higher than the 2022 total of 515 cases (as of December 16, 2022). The spread of ASF in ...