Germany detects first case of ASF in Rhineland-Palatinate in wild boar

African swine fever has reached the state of Rhineland-Palatinate, which borders Belgium, France, and Luxembourg.

The Friedrich Loeffler Institute has confirmed the presence of African swine fever virus (ASF) in a wild boar carcass found on July 6 in Gimbsheim, district of Alzey-Worms, in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate. The first sample tested on July 8 by the State Bureau of Investigation (LUA) was positive.

Meanwhile, another suspected case of ASF in a wild boar carcass was found in Oppenheim in the district of Mainz-Bingen.

The district was already within the restriction zone after the first ASF case in wild boar was detected in Hesse on June 15.

July 9, 2024/ Ministry of Climate Protection, Environment, Energy and Mobility of Rhineland-Palatinate/ Germany.
https://mkuem.rlp.de/

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