Nébih confirms the presence of African swine fever (ASF) in a wild boar in Baranya County

By: STA Date: 2025. 11. 11. 09:30

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The National Food Chain Safety Authority (Nébih) has confirmed the presence of African swine fever (ASF) in Baranya County, an area previously free of the disease. The virus was detected in a sample taken from a wild boar shot during a stock control exercise on the outskirts of the Old settlement, a few hundred meters from the Croatian border. Preventing the spread of the disease to domestic pigs remains of paramount importance, and for this, it is essential for animal keepers to fully comply with the disease control regulations.

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The infected individual was shot in Baranya County, in an area classified as high-risk due to ASP cases in Croatia. The infection may have spread from Croatia through the natural spread of ASP in wild boars. Following the confirmation of the case, the authority reclassified the entire area of 15 game management units as an “infected area” risk category. In addition, new high-risk areas have been established in Baranya, Bács-Kiskun and Tolna counties.

It is important to emphasize that African swine fever is not dangerous to humans

Its significance is due to the economic damage caused by the culling of diseased animals and the trade restrictions. Therefore, the most important thing remains to prevent the further spread of the epidemic to domestic pigs, for which it is essential for livestock keepers to fully comply with the disease control regulations. The authority asks livestock keepers to notify the veterinary service within 24 hours if they notice a sudden fever, death or bleeding symptoms in their pig herd!

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