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According to the Chief Veterinary Inspectorate (GIW) an outbreak of African swine fever (ASF) has been confirmed in the vicinity of the town of Gnuszyn (Chrzypsko Wielkie municipality, Międzychód district, Greater Poland Voivodeship). The outbreak is in restricted zone II, formerly the "red" zone, and affects about 3,000 domestic pigs.
The veterinary services of the Międzychód district immediately implemented measures to isolate the outbreak and limit the possibility of disease spread, such as the culling of all susceptible animals.
From autumn 2020 to May this year, no cases of ASF had been reported in this voivodeship. The first ASF outbreak of 2021 was localized in a farm with 15,938 pigs, located in Niedźwiady (Świebodzin municipality, Świebodzin district, Lubusz voivodeship). In early May, a wild boar was hunted in the Szamotuły district, which turned out to be a carrier of the disease. Similar cases were reported on the border of other districts.
May 2021/ WUW Poznań; GIW/ Poland. https://www.poznan.uw.gov.pl/ https://bip.wetgiw.gov.pl/
