Poland breaks record for African Swine Fever incidence

Until the beginning of October, there were more outbreaks of the dangerous virus in the agricultural sector of Poland than in the whole of 2018. Small farms are mostly affected, fleischwirtschaft.de reports. Recently, the country has broken a sad record for the incidence of African swine fever (ASF). Since the disease first appeared in 2014, there have never been as many cases of dangerous infections in agriculture as in 2021, according to the Supreme Veterinary Authority. According to official polls, a total of 110 cases of the disease have occurred on pig farms since January this year. This means that the previous annual maximum in 2018, when 109 farms were affected at the time, was already exceeded in early October. Several more cases can be foreseen before early 2022, despite the usual seasonal lull. The most recent outbreak affected a farm in Wielkopolsk. It ...