Harsh prediction: Germany will be hit by ASF in a few years
African Swine Fever (ASF) threat is far from being over and could be one of the biggest hurdle for EU's pork industry, as a prediction based on a computer simulation presented at International Pig Veterinary Society (IPVS) Congress, held in Chongqing, China, 11-14 June showed that the disease could spread in 4 years to Germany.
The prognosis was presented by the Polish researcher Andrzej Jarynowski of the Interdisciplinary Research Institute in Wroclaw, Poland, who has worked along with his team to elaborate a chart for ASF evolution on the continent based on older outbreaks. "Even if the epidemiological situation in previously affected regions could stabilise in the near future, the propagation will continue", said Jarynowski, quoted by Pig Progress.
In his opinion, ASF will hit Germany in the next 4 years through the wild boar population or through migrating farm workers that are looking for a better-paid job further in Western countries, unintentionally spreading the disease.
Germany is one of the biggest pig producers in EU and the disease could represent a real threat to the country's pork industry if not contained.
For now, Russia, Belarus, Ukraine and Poland are the countries worst affected by ASF but there were cases reported also in Latvia, Hungary, Czech Republic, Romania, Bulgaria and the Republic of Moldova.
Three farms in the northern provinces of Thai Binh and Hung Yen, Vietnam, were declared ASF infec...
Czech Republic has imposed inspection measures for all the beef imported from Poland after a batc...
CPF's results for 2018 were Bt541,937 million in sales revenue and Bt15,531 million in net profit...
