The case was confirmed by the Friedrich Loeffler Institute on 1 October 2026. ASF was last recorded in Barnim on 2 February 2022.
The infected wild boar was found near the village of Lunow, within the high-risk corridor east of the Oder dyke. The area is already subject to disease-control measures.
A key element in containing the spread of the disease remains the protective fence along the Oder, which is intended to prevent uncontrolled movement of wild boar from the high-risk zone further into the district.
Barnim authorities are currently coordinating additional measures, including the boundaries and requirements of a second restricted zone.
The new case follows the re-emergence of ASF in the neighbouring Uckermark district in July 2026. Since then, 42 ASF cases have been confirmed in wild boar there, mostly near the German-Polish border within the existing Restricted Zone II.
Barnim has therefore become the second district in Brandenburg where ASF is currently confirmed to be present.
PigUA.info, based on materials from euromeatnews.com