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A wild boar carcass suspected to be positive for ASF has been found in Potsdam, about 100 km away from the current restricted areas.

On 21 December 2020, the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) approved Belgium's self-declaration of ASF-free status

The fence is an important measure to control African swine fever in Germany and is currently being built along the entire German-Polish border.

The construction of the double fence of the first white zone in the Oder-Spree and Spree-Neisse districts has been completed.

An update on the surveillance in wild boar and domestic pigs presented at the virtual meeting of the standing group of experts on African Swine Fever.

A summary of the ASF situation in Asia and the Pacific presented at the recent meting of the standing group of experts on African Swine Fever.

The declaration comes after over 12 months without declared outbreaks of ASF in recent wild boar carcasses.

Pig farmers in China are actively restocking their farms and expanding operations following African swine fever outbreaks.

The countries call on the EU for support in cooperation, control measures, and financing of veterinary programs concerning African swine fever.

The total number of ASF cases in Brandenburg and Saxony now stands at 156.

The meeting highlighted the strategic importance of actions to combat African swine fever in Europe. Veterinarians from the tree countries participated.