Swine news - Pig health

The area covered by Level III restrictions (the so-called ASF red zone) is no longer in force in Poland.

Of the seven new confirmed cases, one is located in the municipality of Sant Feliu de Llobregat, which has been added to the high-risk zone. Work is underway with the European Commission to reclassify the current infected area into Zones I and II.

The Catalan government is maintaining its initial strategy, but has requested extraordinary support from the State to increase the resources allocated to the control efforts in the newly affected area.

Pork shortages hit South Africa after disease outbreaks trigger culling and limit slaughter access, pushing prices higher and tightening 2026 supply outlook.

The outbreak started on a cattle farm.

Molins de Rei and El Papiol are included within the high-risk infected zone after two new positive wild boars were found in the first municipality.

Saxony is once again free of African swine fever.

Hunts will be carried out on weekends to reduce the wild boar population.

The Official Veterinary Services (SVO) of the Generalitat de Catalunya have reported three new secondary outbreaks involving a total of 18 animals.

Of the 30 new drugs recommended for marketing authorisation by the EMA in 2025, two are for swine.

These pigs have been deemed safe for human consumption and for use in livestock feeds.

This new data brings the total number of outbreaks reported to date to 20 and the total number of positive wild boars to 85.

The final stage focuses on fundamental structural requirements for the sanitary protection of the swine herd.

The individual route of personal imports of products of animal origin was considered the highest risk pathway.

The first high-resolution European map of wild boar density provides a key tool for managing African swine fever and other diseases, as well as improving the sustainable control of wild boar populations.

Thirteen animals were found dead, all located within the high-risk zone defined by the 6-kilometer radius.

Argentine agribusiness consolidated its global presence by eliminating sanitary barriers in more than 160 markets in 2025.

The EFSA–ECDC report warns of an increase in severe listeriosis in the EU, linked to an aging population and changes in eating habits.

In 2025, ASF evolved unevenly in Europe, with a slight upturn in domestic pigs and a significant increase in wild boar, which continue to act as the main reservoir of the virus. Of particular note was the emergence of the disease in Spain.

The sessions reached more than 200 hunters.

The arrangement is intended to allow trade to continue from ASF-free areas if ASF were ever detected in Canada.

The disease is now recognized as endemic, with outbreaks showing an upward trend in the first half of 2025 and continuing to consistently appear throughout the country.

Current data does not allow confirmation that the ASF viral strain came from any laboratory, according to the sequencing performed by the IRB.

Two new secondary outbreaks have been reported with a total of 10 positive wild boars located near the outbreaks reported previously.