The farm is the 8th that has been found to be infected in the state of Hesse, all in the district Groß-Gerau. The current farm, the infection of which was confirmed on 30 July, is located near the town of Trebur.
The owner called in the help of the veterinary authorities when 1 of his animals had died, according to a news release. As a result, the total herd had to be culled.
The farm is the 17th case in Germany since the virus emerged in 2020. In the rest of Germany, predominantly in the states close to the border with Poland, 9 more farms were infected at an earlier stage.
In the meantime, the number of infected wild boar continues to grow. The latest count (1 August 2024) is 75 dead wild boar in the state of Hesse and 19 in the neighbouring state of Rhineland-Palatinate, bringing the total to 94 in the western area of Germany.
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