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According to data for the first semester of this year provided by the Animal Disease Notification System (ADNS-ADIS) of the European Union, the number of outbreaks of African swine fever (ASF) in wild boar has risen to 7,429, slightly higher than in the same period of 2020, when 7,144 outbreaks were reported. In domesticated pigs, numbers have soared (346 outbreaks in the first half of 2020 vs. 526 in the first half of this year).
Looking at individual countries, the data for Bulgaria are encouraging, with a decrease in outbreaks both in wild boar (177 vs. 340, for the first semester of 2021 and 2020, respectively) and in pigs (0 this year compared to 17 in the first semester of 2020 or 19 total in 2020). Lithuania, Poland, and Hungary have also shown positive data compared to 2020.
Regarding outbreaks in domesticated pigs, Poland remained without the disease present during the first months of the year, however, since March the country has already reported 10 outbreaks scattered throughout the territory.
The situation in Slovakia has worsened, with 1194 cases in wild boar compared to 125 in the first half of 2020. Slovakia remained free of ASF until July 25, 2019, when veterinary authorities confirmed an outbreak on a backyard farm with 4 pigs, in Trebisov district, about 500 meters from the border with Hungary and about 20 km from the border with Ukraine, both countries affected by the disease. In regards to the presence of the disease in domesticated pigs, only one outbreak has been reported so far this year.
ASF outbreaks in wild boar and domestic pigs in the EU between January and June 2021
July 6, 2021/ 333 Staff with ADNS-ADIS data.
