Italy and Poland cannot get a handle on African swine fever

Most outbreaks among wild wines have been recorded in Poland. According to the Polish authorities, there are 613 outbreaks. Specifically, more than 900 wild boars have been affected; several infected pigs are regularly found at the same time. The infected wild boars are found in both the east and west of the country. Germany benefits from the double fencing on the border with Poland, the double fencing around contaminated areas and the intensive hunting and tracking of carcasses. A total of 'only' 77 infected boars were found or killed there this year. Expansion in Italy In the north of Italy, the area infected with African swine fever is still expanding. Twelve infected pigs were found in the province of Piacenza at the end of last year, which has now increased to 102. In the province of Parma, 52 infected pigs were found, in the Liguria region the province of La Spezia was added with 2 infections and in the province of Genoa this number is 181 infected pigs have already been ...