Page 60 of articles about African Swine Fever

Last week, a meeting of the Ministers of Agriculture and the Heads of Veterinary Services of the Member States of the European Union, as well as of Belarus, Russia and Ukraine, took place in Warsaw to address the problem of African swine fever (ASF).

A fence along Poland’s eastern border to stop wild boar from migrating and spreading African swine fever is to be set up.

The government and the Danish Popular Party have signed an agreement on a series of initiatives to avoid ASF from entering Denmark.

Romania has confirmed a new ASF outbreak in domestic pigs. The last one occurred last January.

A brochure has been published, in several languages, on the important role of hunters in the control of African swine fever.

The Member States concerned shall ensure that passenger transport operators, including airport and port operators, travel agencies (including hunting trip organisers) and postal services operators are required to draw the attention of their customers to the control measures.

Reinforce the communication on the risks linked to ASF as a crucial element to prevent the spreading of the disease.

Communication actions will target passenger transport operators as well as postal services operators.

New cases of African swine fever in wild boar in Poland, Lithuania and Latvia constitute an increased level of risk.

Poland encouraged the Commission to take action among others through: aid for private storage...

The transport and delivery routes for livestock production must be closely monitored.

The Work Group is preparing a regulation project that introduces the obligation of all the farms to adapt, so they fulfil the biosecurity programme principles.

The prohibition affects four voivodates.

Since June 2017, these countries have notified 3,089 outbreaks in wild boars and 122 in domestic pigs.