Overview

• The first case of African Swine Fever was confirmed on June 14 in a wild boar found in Kirchhundem by the Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut.
• Multiple dead wild boars discovered in the Olpe district have raised fresh ASF suspicions, with laboratory investigations still under way.
• Authorities plan to designate an official infected zone on Monday around the Sauerland outbreak site and erect protective fencing to block wild boar movement.
• Pig farms in the infected zone will face strict biosecurity rules while hunting activities and dog owners must comply with new area and leash restrictions.
• African Swine Fever poses no risk to human health but is nearly always lethal for domestic and wild pigs, threatening the regional pork industry.