On November 21, the National Reference Laboratory of the Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut (FLI) confirmed a case of African swine fever (ASF) in a wild boar carcass found northeast of Gransee in the district of Oberhavel (State of Brandenburg).
The district of Oberhavel has immediately activated the necessary control measures and, to determine the exact extent of the outbreak, an intensive search is being carried out around the area where the carcass was found. In addition, a mobile fence is being erected and pig farmers in the affected region have been asked to intensify biosecurity measures on their farms.
Antje Töpfer, head of the state crisis team for ASF control and state Secretary for Consumer Protection said, “Given the distance between the location of the finding and the infected areas on the German-Polish border, it is suspected that the jump in infection occurred because the pathogen was spread indirectly by human behavior through contaminated objects, food, or feed. The epidemiological investigation has been initiated to clarify the route of entry.”
In Brandenburg, ASF has been detected in 3,427 wild boars and 5 cases in domestic pigs.
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