Data published by the European Union’s Animal Disease Notification System (ADNS) for the first nine months of this year show a total of 8,567 reported cases in wild boar and 862 outbreaks in domestic pigs.
The disease is on the rise in wild boar, where the numbers have exceeded the 2019 totals. It seems to be more controlled in domestic animals, where the number of outbreaks is falling following the peaks of 2018 and 2019, although cases have notably increased during this last quarter (346 outbreaks as of June 2020 vs. 862 at the end of September).
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The South African Pork Producers’ Organisation (SAPPO) coordinates industry interventions and collaboratively manages risks in the value chain to enable the sustainability and profitability of pork producers in South Africa.
