ASF Germany: Saxony begins renewed fight against virus

A sign in Hesse state, Germany, warning visitors about ASF infections. Photo: Twan Wiermans

The Eastern German state Saxony is facing a renewed fight against African Swine Fever (ASF). In late March, a report came in of an infected wild boar – and by mid-April the number of newly infected animals had risen to 17. The developments are not what the local authorities had been hoping for. In early February, the state had achieved the status “free from ASF” as no new infected wild boar was found for an entire year. The new cases have all been found in the Görlitz district,

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