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The programme covers the period 2015 - 2018 and came into force on April 29, 2015.  

The European Commission has created the “danger area”, subject to restrictions in the counties of Sokolski and Bialystok.

Pig farm in Pucilki (Podlaskie) with a total of 7 susceptible animals, of which 5 developed symptoms.

Between 31 March and 27 October, a total of 3,229 wild boar samples have been tested.

In order to focus animal health control measures and to prevent the spread of African swine fever is necessary to replace the Annex to Implementing Decision 2014/178/EU to include the relevant areas of Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland.

The outbreak has been declared in a backyard farm with only one pig located in Gródek, district of Bialystok, province of Podlasie.

Two new cases of ASF have been detected in wild boars in Poland, near the border with Belarus.

The Veterinary Inspection Service intensifies its activities after the detection of dead and buried animals without a previous notification.

The Polish veterinary authorities have confirmed an outbreak of African swine fever on a farm with 5 domestic pigs located in Gródek (district of Bialystok, province of Podlasie).

The ninth outbreak, with six wild boars found dead on 15 July is located in the town of Gródek (district of Bialystok, Podlaskie province.

A group of six wild boars were found dead at 4 km from the Polish-Belarusian border.

This agreement will enter into force on 17 June. It will allow to resume the export of pork and deboned beef to the Ukrainian market.

Samples were taken from the animals. They were sent to the national reference laboratory for African Swine Fever, and their results have been negative to the presence of the virus.

The provinces of Greater Poland (Wielkopolskie), Lesser Poland (Malopolskie) and Subcarpathian Poland (Podkarpackie) still have counties affected by the disease.

Producers of pigmeat may apply for the aid in respect of animals slaughtered from 26 February 2014 until 25 May 2014.