Successful ASF control in Brandenburg: Last restricted zones are lifted
The last officially confirmed outbreak of African swine fever (ASF) in the Oberspreewald-Lausitz district was in November 2024 in a dead wild boar, and in the Spree-Neiße district in April 2024. In these two districts, restricted zones I and II were successfully lifted in September 2025 and November 2025 respectively, with the exception of the ASF protection corridor.
The Brandenburg Ministry of Consumer Protection had also submitted a request to lift the remaining restricted zone along the Saxon state border. The EU Commission and the EU's Standing Veterinary Committee, in which all member states are represented, approved Brandenburg's request. With this lifting of the restriction, the Oberspreewald-Lausitz district is now completely free of African swine fever (ASF) restricted zones. In the Spree-Neiße district, only the ASF protection corridor along the border with Poland remains. The Oberspreewald-Lausitz and Spree-Neiße districts have adjusted their general animal disease control regulations accordingly.
The disease situation in the now-free areas continues to be closely monitored. Risk-based searches for dead wild boar are still being conducted in the areas of the former restricted zone I, and all wild boar found dead and subsequently killed are being tested for African swine fever (ASF). Healthy wild boar killed can be processed immediately by the hunter without waiting for the test results. This testing serves solely for the early detection of any reintroduction of the disease.
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