January 18, 2021

ASF ruled out for wild boar carcass found in Potsdam Groß Glienicke, Germany

African swine fever (ASF) has been ruled out from a wild  boar found in Potsdam Groß Glienicke, Germany.

The Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut (Federal Research Institute for Animal Health) was able to rule out the disease through extensive, additional examinations of the carcass.

So far, the domestic pig herd in Germany remains ASF-free.

There are now a total of 463 confirmed ASF cases in wild boar in the state of Brandenburg.

The total number of ASF cases in Brandenburg and Saxony now stands at a combined 480 cases.

- MSGICV (Germany)