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The number of African swine fever (ASF) outbreaks recorded in domestic pigs across the EU increased by 76% to 585 in 2025. This was accompanied by…
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EU sees big increase in ASF cases in domestic pigs and wild boar in 2025
0The number of African swine fever (ASF) outbreaks recorded in domestic pigs across the EU increased by 76% to 585 in 2025. This was accompanied by a 44% rise in the number of cases in wild boar, according to the European Food Safety Authority’s (EFSA) latest annual epidemiological report. The shock emergence of the virus in wild boar in Spain in November, after 31 years without detection, raised the number of affected member states to 14. Domestic pigs While the number of confirmed outbreaks on domestic farms was up by 76% year on year, the figure of 585 is relatively…