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The first case of African swine fever (ASF) in Baden-Württemberg was recorded in early August 2024, when the virus was detected in a wild boar shot for being sick near Hemsbach (Rhine-Neckar district).
The Friedrich-Loeffler-Institute (FLI), the national reference laboratory for African swine fever, has confirmed the presence of the ASF virus genome in a second wild boar in Baden-Württemberg, thus validating the result of the analysis performed by the Office for Chemical and Veterinary Analyses in Karlsruhe.
The animal was found dead north of the A6 freeway near Mannheim. With this finding, the second case of ASF in wild boar has now been confirmed in Baden-Württemberg. This new case is part of the epidemic outbreak that has been affecting the Lampertheim area of Hesse for weeks, and is therefore not an isolated case.
So far, pig farms in Baden-Württemberg have not been affected by the ASF virus. “For this to remain the case, it is essential that biosecurity measures on pig farms are strictly adhered to,” said Peter Hauk, Minister of Food, Rural Space and Consumer Protection, on Friday, March 7.
March 7, 2025/ Daden-Württemberg Ministry for Rural Areas and Consumer Protection/ Germany.
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