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Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain
African Swine fever in wild boar
in Belgium
PAFF Committee 21 March 2019
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Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain
Confirmed cases in wild boar
On the 19th March 2019 :
• 1 994 wild boars sampled
• 694 confirmed cases of AVP in wild boar – 689 in the areas in Part II of the annex of Decision 2014/709/EU
– 5 in the areas in Part I of the annex of Decision 2014/709/EU before the last modification
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Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain
Confirmed cases in wild boar 18 February 2018
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Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain
Confirmed cases in wild boar 19 March 2018
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Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain
Actual areas in the annex of Decision 2014/709/EU
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Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain
Proposal to modify the areas in the annex of Decision 2014/709/EU
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Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain
Proposal to modify the areas in the annex of Decision 2014/709/EU
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Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain
No outbreaks in domestic pigs!
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Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain
Measures in the infected zone (Wal. Region)
Wild boar
Area in part II of the annex
– Ban on hunting wild boar
– Ban on feeding wild boar
– Forest works are allowed under strict conditions (planning of the
works & disinfection of the equipment)
– Biosecurity measures
– Searching, collection and testing of all wild boar found dead
– Trapping and culling of wild boar
– Fence network completed on the northern, western and southern
sides of the buffer zone (other sides with artificial barriers, e.g.
highways). New fences are being build
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Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain
Measures in the infected zone (Wal. Region)
Wild boar
Area in part I of the annex
– Reduction (eradication) of the wild boar population • Hunters must organize wild boar culling under strict conditions
• Trained hunters, forest guards and agents of the Walloon administration
• Shooting day/night, with or without baiting,… drive hunting with dogs forbidden, single
hunting and silent drives allowed
• Trapping and culling of wild boar
• Biosecurity measures
• Testing of shot wild boar
• Rendering of carcasses of shot wild boar
• Compensation per wild boar for the management of the culled wild boar with respect of
biosecurity rules and transport to the collection center
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Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain
Measures in the infected zone (Wal. Region)
Wild boar
– 589 wild boar shot in part I of the annex: 6 positive for ASF
– 122 wild boar captured: 1 positive for ASF
– 51 wild boar shot at night: 1 positive for ASF
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Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain
Measures in the infected zone (Wal. Region)
Wild boar
– New fences
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Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain
National measures - Pigs
• Additional measures following the introduction of ASF
– All assemblies of pigs prohibited
– Only 1-1 transports of pigs (except to the slaughterhouse)
– No visitors allowed to pig farms if not needed
– All introduced pigs must pass quarantine
– Increased surveillance: no treatment of sick pigs without sampling for
ASF tests: 3 856 pigs tested on 894 pig farms: all negative!
• Raising awareness of farmers, hunters and vets
• Biosecurity
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Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain
Pig farms in the modified areas in the annex of
Decision 2014/709/EU
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Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain
Collaboration with neighbouring countries
• Regular meetings for exchange of knowledge and experience
and aligning measures taken
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Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain
Conclusions
• Measures for the control of ASF are in place
• All concerned partners are actively involved
• Close collaboration with neighboring
countries
• Prepared in case an outbreak would occur in
domestic pigs
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Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain
Thank you for your attention
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