Outbreaks of ASF in the European Union have increased fivefold

Such data are provided in the annual report of the European Food Safety Agency (EFSA). This increase was largely driven by the emergence of ASF in Croatia (1,124 outbreaks) and the resurgence in Romania (736 cases). These two countries accounted for 96% of cases in the EU. In other EU countries, outbreaks among domestic pigs were less frequent. In particular, 30 cases were recorded in Poland, 16 in Italy and less than 10 in the other 6 affected Member States. ASF spread to 11 new regions. The majority of outbreaks (96%) occurred in small farms with fewer than 100 pigs. Six outbreaks were also recorded in enterprises with more than 10,000 pigs — all of them were in Romania. At the same time, a significant increase in ASF cases among domestic pigs (18 times more) was recorded in non-EU countries. Yes, the disease appeared and spread in Bosnia and Herzegovina, a sharp increase occurred in Serbia (10 times more outbreaks than in 2022). Together, these ...