Source: Vincent ter Beek, Pig Progress, 30 August 2021, photo credit: Sky News
As Germany is approaching the 1-year anniversary of the introduction of the African Swine Fever virus in the country, the barrier of 2,000 wild boar victims has been broken.
Last week, the count climbed to 2,036. Ever since the ASF virus was discovered on September 9, it has spread to 8 districts in 2 states, Brandenburg and Saxony. All districts are directly adjacent to the border with Poland, where the virus is not under control.
The most recent additions to the list of infected districts are Barnim (July) and Uckermark (August), an indication that the virus is spreading north, parallel to the Polish border. In fact, the spread follows outbreaks on the other side of the border.
As the crow flies, the virus is now less than 30 km from the state border with Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, the 3rd German state bordering Poland. So far, this is the only unaffected state.
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