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Poland notifies a new outbreak of African swine fever

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Published Mar 1, 2023

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The Polish authorities, through the National Veterinary Research Institute (NVRI) have just reported the detection of a new outbreak of African swine fever in three wild boars. The animals were detected near the border with Kaliningrad, in northern Poland. The detection comes just when the Polish pig sector maintains some optimism in the absence of outbreaks in pig farms since last summer and after the sharp reduction in pig censuses.

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Weronika Labinska, a member of the board of directors of the pig company Derwe Pol, said in an interview with the local publication Wiadomoscihandlowe: “If we look at the current ASF map, there are fewer and fewer red zones. Of course, it will take a long time for the virus to recede. However, ...
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