March 23, 2021

 
ASF cases in Brandenburg and Saxony, Germany, rise to 812

 
The total number of African swine fever (ASF) cases in Brandenburg and Saxony, Germany, has climbed to 812, German authorities revealed this month.

The National Reference Laboratory, the Friedrich Loeffler Institute (FLI), has confirmed the presence of ASF in 16 additional wild boars. Some of the carcasses found were outside the existing core areas, specifically, in the district of Spree-Neisse, where a carcass was found near Zelz on the eastern side of the permanent fence along the Polish border; in Werbig, in the district of Märkisch-Oderland, where an ASF-positive carcass was found in the risk area; and in Frankfurt (Oder) where there was another carcass found in the northern part of the city.

So far, the number of confirmed ASF cases in the state of Brandenburg have reached 751.

There are currently 61 confirmed cases of ASF in Saxony. Due to the current outbreaks, Saxony is extending the restriction areas in the district of Görlitz with two general decrees defining the new territorial boundaries of the risk area and the buffer zone.

The risk area will be further extended, increasing from 322 square kilometers to 989 square kilometers. The buffer zone will be extended in the south to Löbau and in the west to the municipalities of Kubschütz, Großdubrau and Lohsa, spanning 790 square kilometers.

- Ministry of Social Affairs, Health, Integration, and Consumer Protection of the State of Brandenburg / Ministry for Social Affairs and Social Cohesion of the State of Saxony (Germany)