According to notifications submitted by national veterinary authorities to the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH), one new ASF outbreak in a backyard holding was detected in each of Moldova and Serbia in early October.
Over the same period, Romania confirmed three new outbreaks. Two occurred in small non-commercial holdings, while another was reported on a commercial farm in Buzău County with around 6,800 pigs.
According to the European Commission’s ADIS system as of 21 October, ASF in domestic pigs had been reported in 12 European countries in 2026. The total number of outbreaks reached 1,556, compared with 940 during the whole of 2025.
Of these, 1,020 outbreaks were reported in Serbia, 332 in Romania and 130 in Croatia. However, of the 340 new notifications added to the system between 8 and 21 October, 325 were likely Serbian cases registered retrospectively.
More Than 7,000 Outbreaks in Wild Boar
Between 8 and 21 October, 12 European countries reported 229 new ASF outbreaks in wild boar. The highest numbers were recorded in Bulgaria (74), Poland (57), Latvia (26) and Hungary (22).
Since the beginning of the year, 7,005 ASF outbreaks in wild boar have been recorded in Europe. The highest numbers were reported in Poland (1,784), Italy (1,111), Lithuania (863), Germany (732), Hungary (658) and Latvia (637).
For comparison, 11,150 outbreaks in wild boar were recorded in the ADIS system during the whole of 2025.
A separate EFSA study found that the introduction and persistence of ASF in wild boar populations are influenced by animal density, surveillance levels, carcass detection, hunting intensity and reporting, as well as temperature, precipitation, forest cover and human activity.
PigUA.info, based on data from feedstrategy.com