Poland has recorded its second outbreak of African swine fever (ASF) on a farm this year, once again confirming the threat hanging over the pig farming industry. The new outbreak was detected on a farm in the Lublin Province, in the Bialski County. This is the first case of ASF in this region in 2025.

It looks like the African Swine Fever (ASF) virus in western Germany isn’t going to be over any time soon. In the Bergstraße district in the south of the state Hesse, the death toll has risen considerably amongst the wild boar population. This has prompted authorities to expand the current core zones.

Italy’s Minister of Agriculture, Food Sovereignty, and Forestry, Francesco Lollobrigida, expressed great satisfaction with the reopening of the Canadian market to imports of Italian raw hams, including those from areas affected by African swine fever (ASF) in restriction zone 2. Italy is the first European country with ASF cases to receive approval from Canada for the export of products from these regions.

South Korea has confirmed its ninth case of African swine fever (ASF) of the year, officials said Sunday. The latest ASF case was found at a pig farm in Hwacheon, some 88 kilometers northeast of Seoul in Gangwon Province. More than 3,500 pigs at the farm will be slaughtered, according to the farm ministry.

The European Commission has recognized Sardinia and Sweden as free of African swine fever (ASF) by a revision of the European regionalization scheme adopted yesterday.