ASF situation in Germany is getting worst

Germany has counted 55 cases of ASF in wild boars, so far, but the figure could skyrocket in the following days as officials from the district Markisch Oderland confirmed for the local media that a herd of 30 animals, “half dead, half clearly ill” was spotted on the island Kustrin-Kietz at the Oder river, near the border with Poland after an intense search that took place at the end of the week.

South Korea on highest alert after African swine fever found

South Korea has raised its animal disease alert to the highest level after discovering its first outbreak of deadly African swine fever at a pig farm in Paju, a town near its border with North Korea, the agriculture ministry said on Tuesday.