The European Commission reinforces control measures against ASF after new outbreaks in Germany, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland

Published Jul 22, 2024

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The European Union has adopted a new regulation to address the recent African swine fever (ASF) outbreaks in Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, and Poland. The regulation increases the size of restricted areas and adjusts containment strategies. Germany has reported new cases in pigs and wild boars, while Latvia, Lithuania, and Poland have also seen new outbreaks, leading to the expansion of restriction zones. The regulation, along with guidelines for managing ASF outbreaks, emphasizes the importance of surveillance and rapid response to limit the disease's spread.

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Original content

Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/1994, adopted on July 16, 2024, and published in the Official Journal of the European Union last Thursday, responds to recent ASF outbreaks in Germany, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland, increasing restricted areas and adjusting containment strategies. The new modifications to Annexes I and II of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/594 can be downloaded from this link to our download area of legislation and documents of interest to the meat sector. New outbreaks in domestic pigs in Germany Recently, Germany has reported a second outbreak of African swine fever (ASF) in a herd of domestic pigs in Hesse. The affected farm, near Stockstadt (Gross-Gerau district), houses more than 1,100 pigs. The first case of African swine fever in Hesse was discovered in mid-June in a wild boar in the Groß-Gerau district. So far 38 positive cases have been discovered in the region. Restrictions also in Latvia, Lithuania and Poland Similarly, Latvia and Lithuania have ...

Source: Agromeat