The number of ASF cases has significantly decreased in the European Union

Published 2023년 1월 24일

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In 2022, the European Union witnessed a significant decrease in cases of African swine fever (ASF) among both domestic pigs and wild pigs, with an 80% reduction compared to the previous year. This marks the first time since 2014 that the disease has declined in wild boar populations. The majority of cases were reported in Poland, Germany, Hungary, and Slovakia, although the disease also saw an increase in Latvia, Lithuania, Bulgaria, and Italy. Romania and Poland experienced the highest number of cases among domestic pigs, with a notable decrease from the previous year.

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In 2022, in the European Union, cases of African swine fever (ASF) among domestic pigs and by 40% among wild pigs decreased by 80%. This is written by PigUA with reference to Pig333. For the first time since 2014, when the first case of ASF occurred in the EU, the number of cases of the disease in wild boars has decreased: from 12,076 cases in 2021 to just 7,282 in 2022. Domestic pigs, after a sharp increase in 2018, saw a decrease in cases of the disease in 2020 compared to 2019 (-35%). But the number of ASF outbreaks increased again in 2021 (+52%) and fell by almost 80% in 2022: from 1,826 cases to 379. The highest number of cases of ASF among wild boars is still in Poland - 2152, although this is 33% less. In second place is Germany with 1,628 cases, albeit with a 36% decrease compared to 2021. The number of ASF cases has significantly decreased in Hungary (-79%) and Slovakia (-67%). In Estonia, cases have been gradually decreasing since 2017, with only 57 confirmed cases in ...

Source: Agrotimes