ASF: Rising case numbers across Europe
African swine fever (ASF) continues to spread in Europe in 2025. This is reported by the Agricultural Market Information Society (AMI) in reference to current figures from the animal disease statistics of the Friedrich Loeffler Institute (FLI).
According to figures from the FLI, a total of 8,630 ASF outbreaks were reported between January 1, 2025, and September 10, 2025 – an increase of 3,275 cases compared to the same period last year. Most outbreaks occurred in Poland, followed by Germany, Latvia, and Hungary. The disease is spreading primarily in wild boar populations, while domestic pigs are rarely infected. The exception is Romania, where 319 cases have already been registered in domestic pigs.
In Germany, ASF outbreaks in wild boars are concentrated in Hesse, North Rhine-Westphalia, Rhineland-Palatinate, and Baden-Württemberg. In North Rhine-Westphalia, cases were recently reported in the districts of Siegen-Wittgenstein and Olpe. The current number of infected wild boars there is 165. In the eastern German states, control measures are having an impact: Since the first ASF outbreak in Brandenburg in 2020, the number of cases in eastern Germany has been significantly reduced, and the restricted zones have now been significantly reduced.
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