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As part of the African swine fever (ASF) surveillance program in North Rhine-Westphalia, a wild boar carcass was discovered near Bad Berleburg, in the Siegen-Wittgenstein district. The Friedrich Loeffler Institute (FLI) confirmed the presence of the disease in the animal.
The wild boar carcass was found within the restricted zone, which covers parts of the Olpe, Siegen-Wittgenstein and Hochsauerland districts. Search teams from the canine unit, emergency personnel from the Siegen-Wittgenstein district, and volunteers continue to inspect the site near Bad Berleburg for more wild boar carcasses.
So far, in North Rhine-Westphalia 12 positive cases of ASF have been detected in wild boar: 11 in the district of Olpe (municipality of Kirchhundem) and one in the district of Siegen-Wittgenstein (municipality of Bad Berleburg).
July 2, 2025/ Ministry of Agriculture and Consumer Protection of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia/Germany. https://www.mlv.nrw.de
