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Since September 2020, cases of African swine fever (ASF) have been detected in the state of Brandenburg due to the introduction of the virus via migrating wild boar from western Poland and along the entire border, resulting in eight infected areas so far. For several months, no new ASF cases have been found in the first affected areas in the districts of Oder-Spree, Spree-Neiße, and Dahme-Spreewald.
The designated core areas (core areas I and III) in these districts will be abolished by general decree, finally lifting all use restrictions that applied mainly to agriculture and forestry. Outdoor production of domestic pigs will again be possible in the areas defined by the veterinary authorities, provided that producers take the necessary biosecurity measures.
However, restrictions on the movement of domestic pigs out of restricted zone II (danger areas, including core areas and white areas) can only be lifted if there has been no case of ASF in this zone for a period of at least twelve months.
Over the next six months, hunters will intensify hunting to significantly reduce the wild boar population. For the time being, existing fences will remain in place.
In conjunction with the control measures to eradicate the disease, the ASF protection corridor double fence along the Brandenburg-Poland border has been completed to prevent further inflow of infected wild boar. The first fence, with a length of about 255 kilometers, was completed in the summer of 2021. The second fence is approximately 280 kilometers long.
According to the Animal Disease Information System (TSIS), there are a total of 3,929 confirmed ASF cases in wild boar in Brandenburg, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, and Saxony.
May 20, 2022/ MSGIV/ Germany.
https://msgiv.brandenburg.de
