June brought a real wave of new pig ASF outbreaks. Almost every day we report new herds infected with the disease. Yesterday, there was a report of another disease in the Nowe Miasto district, which is characterized by an exceptionally large scale of pig breeding.
This is the third plague outbreak confirmed in this district since the beginning of June. Another outbreak that occurred in the neighboring Iława poviat can be added to this cluster. The location of the outbreaks is unfortunate. Both counties are in the top ten regions with the largest scale of pig production. In both counties, a total of over 310,000 are maintained. pigs (as at the end of 2023).
For now, we do not know the size of the herds in which the last two outbreaks occurred. In the case of previous cases, the herds where the disease broke out numbered 146 and 600 pigs, respectively.
Swine ASF in 2024
Of this year’s nine ASF outbreaks in pig herds, four were confirmed in the two counties mentioned above. The second cluster of outbreaks is central Greater Poland (Poznań and Obornicki counties), where three cases were confirmed. One outbreak was also confirmed in the Hrubieszów poviat (Lubelskie Voivodeship) and Gryfino poviat (West Pomeranian Voivodeship).
In the same period last year, we had 5 ASF outbreaks in pig herds. Last year, most cases were confirmed in the Lublin region (Radzyński, Parczew, Lubartów and Chełm poviats) and in Greater Poland (Poznań, Obornicki and Międzychód poviats). Outbreaks also occurred in Masuria (Gołdap County), Masovian Voivodeship (Makowski and Radom County), and West Pomeranian Voivodeship (Police County).
In the 30 outbreaks confirmed last year, approximately 8,500 people died or were killed. pigs.
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