African Swine fever in wild boar in Belgium · 23/11/2018 · African Swine fever in wild boar in...
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Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain
African Swine fever in wild boar
in Belgium
PAFF Committee 23 November 2018
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Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain
Animal health
Competence :
– Food safety => Federal competence
“from farm to fork”, incl. Animal health domestic and other
captive animals
– Wildlife => the Regions
– Coordination at all levels!
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Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain
Confirmed cases in wild boar
On the 20th November 2018 :
• 437 wild boars sampled
• 384 in the infected zone (CID 2018/1281)
• 180 confirmed cases of AVP in wild boar, all in the infected zone
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Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain
Infected zone
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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
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Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain
Measures in the infected zone (Wal. Region)
Wild boar
Kernel zone
– Ban on hunting wild boar
– Ban on feeding wild boar
– No access to the forest (except for searching dead wild boar)
– Biosecurity measures • vehicles, boots, …
• Specific instructions for the staff sampling and transporting carcasses
– Searching, collection and testing of all wild boar found dead
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Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain
Measures in the infected zone (Wal. Region)
Wild boar
Buffer zone
– Ban on hunting wild boar
– Ban on feeding wild boar
– Limited access to the forest (emergency forest works allowed under
strict conditions)
– Biosecurity measures
– Searching, collection and testing of all wild boar found dead
– Fence network completed on the northern, western and southern
sides of the buffer zone (other sides with artificial barriers, eg
highways)
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Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain
Measures in the infected zone (Wal. Region)
Wild boar
Reinforced observation zone
– Ban on feeding wild boar
– Access to the forest allowed
– Hunters must organize wild boar culling under strict conditions to
eradicate the wild boar population • Trained hunters
• Biosecurity measures
• Testing of all shot wild boar
• Rendering of carcasses of shot wild boar
• 100 € compensation per wild boar for the management of the culled wild boar with
respect of biosecurity rules and transport to the collection center.
– Searching, collection and testing of all wild boar found dead
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Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain
Measures in all regions
Wild boar
• Call center to notify dead wild boar
• Collection and testing all wild boar found dead
• Hunting to reduce the wild boar population
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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
– 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: 1 978 pigs tested on 577 pig farms: all negative!
• Raising awareness of farmers, hunters and vets
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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
Proposal annex Decision 2014/709/EU
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Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain
Conclusions
• Measures for the eradication of ASF are in
place
• All concerned partners are actively involved
• Preparation started 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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