January 25, 2022

ASF related restrictions lifted following outbreak in Rostock district, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany

Restrictions applied following an outbreak of African swine fever (ASF) on a pig farm in Lalendorf (Rostock district), Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, was to be lifted in mid-January.

This development came after negotiations were held between the Ministry of Agriculture of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and the EU Commission.

The decision to lift the restrictions happened one month earlier than originally stipulated in an EU implementing decision. One of the technical arguments for this decision was that there have been no further outbreaks of ASF in domestic pigs and wild boar in the district of Rostock.

With the abolishment of the restricted zone, the area around Lalendorf is again considered ASF-free, and pig farms in this area can move and market their animals without restrictions.

Following the detection of ASF on November 15, 2021, the movement and marketing of pigs in the established restricted zone had only been possible in some exceptional cases and under very strict conditions.

- Government of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania (Germany)