Antigua and Barbuda: African Swine Fever cases on the rise in wild boar population

Germany has had no new cases of African swine fever (ASF) on farms since mid-July, but the disease continues to spread in the wild boar population. The latest report from the EU animal disease information system, which covers the period from 2 January to 6 August 2021, indicates that the number of outbreaks in pigs amounts to 933 and the cases in wild boar to 8.507. Poland is the country where the situation is most worrying, according to Bernard Van Goethem, of the General Directorate of Health of the European Commission, during a meeting with MEPs recently held. According to him, this country has two open fronts: one in the east, on the border with Ukraine and Belarus, and another in the center of the country, where cases are on the rise mainly because small producers have lowered surveillance. The Polish government announced on 17 August a € 43.6 million program to support the pig farming sector to help improve biosecurity on farms, as well as to compensate for the low prices ...