No more African swine fever in Sweden and the Italian island of Sardinia

This declaration of freedom marks the end of an outbreak of ASF genotype I in Sardinia, which was first detected in pigs in 1978. The elimination of the virus in that country was achieved through a strict eradication and control programme, led by a team of national and regional experts and supported by the EU. ASF measures in Sardinia The measures focused in particular on improved surveillance of wild boar and domestic pigs, combined with improved general biosecurity for all those who handle pigs. Pig farmers and hunters were educated and trained to prevent ASF from being acquired and spread. Sweden has also been declared ASF-free, more than a year after the infectious swine disease was first detected in a dead wild boar in the province of Västmanland. There have been no new cases in Sweden since the short ...