Germany confirms case of African swine fever in wild boar.

The German Ministry of Agriculture confirmed on Wednesday (8) a new case of African swine fever (ASF) in a wild boar in the state of Brandenburg, in the east of the country. The occurrence was registered in the district of Uckermark, within the protection zone established on the border with Poland, and represents the first case of the disease in wild boars in the region in more than a year. According to German authorities, a second suspected case is also being investigated. The preliminary assessment is that the virus was introduced by migratory wild boars from infected areas in Poland. In response to the confirmation of the outbreak, the district of Uckermark reported that it immediately reinforced all sanitary control measures planned to contain the spread of the disease. African swine fever is a highly contagious viral disease that affects domestic pigs and wild boars, but does not pose a risk to human health.

This text was translated by machine from Brazilian Portuguese.