Germany: Measures against African swine fever in Saxony are effective

The Saxon Ministry of Social Affairs is cautiously optimistic. No infected wild boars have been discovered in the German state since August, reports State Minister Petra Köpping. There are now only exclusion zones in parts of the Bautzen and Görlitz districts. The area of exclusion zone II covers 2,978 square kilometers and exclusion zone I is 1,854 square kilometers. In Saxony, the spread to domestic pigs has so far been successfully prevented. Since October 31, 2020, the state has invested around 54 million euros in measures to suppress African swine fever, of which almost 14 million euros in 2024 alone. Fences The money was used to build 850 kilometers of metal fences, among other things. Around 300 kilometers of this has already been dismantled, mainly in the Meißen district. During intensive searches in the forests, more than 1,800 of the 2,397 infected wild boars were discovered, 102 of which in 2024. Since October 2020, almost 200,000 samples have been analysed at the State ...