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Clearing of land to enable the building of a fence at the Romanian border has begun, to prevent the movement of wild boar into Bulgaria as a measure against African swine fever (ASF).

The Commission confirmed the extraordinary spread of ASF in Romania.

This is a third edition of such program.

EFSA has identified strategies for managing wild boar at different stages of an epidemic of African swine fever (ASF): what should be done before, during and after. Wild boar are known to play an important role in the spread of the disease.

The DEFEND consortium will focus on ASF prevention, building on the substantial body of research that has been carried out since the ASF epidemic began in 2007. The aim is to develop practical tools to prevent further ASF spread in Europe.

The disease has been detected in domestic pigs in a new Romanian county, specifically in Constanta, in the east of the country.

Next, we present data on the evolution of African swine fever in pigs and wild boars in the EU countries between 2014 and June 2018.

To prevent the appearance of African swine fever in Germany and the spreading of this disease, the German and Polish specialised administrations are joining efforts.

The animals were detected on backyard farms located near the border with Ukraine.

Taking into account the high risk of transmission of ASF by wild boar, the EU has banned the dispatch of wild boars between Member States.

Parliament approved plans to erect a 1.5-metre fence across the Danish-German border.

Despite the rejection by the Government, the team comprised by several ministers will review the plans for the building of the wall.

The new cases of African Swine Fever in Poland and Latvia represent an increase in the level of risk and the affected areas must be subject to further restrictions.

African swine fever (ASF) has been confirmed in a dead wild boar found in Hungary, a few kilometres away from the border with Ukraine.