Outbreaks described in the table above are colored according to an assigned significance score. The score is based on the identified hazard and potential it has to affect the US swine industry. Rank (R) Blue: 1 - no change in status; Red: 2 - needs extra attention as the situation is dynamic; Black: 3 - requires consideration or change in practices to reduce exposure to the US swine industry. A map with the location of the events reported is available at the end of this report.
In November, six countries, including Bulgaria, Germany, Romania, Slovakia, Ukraine, and Russia, reported new ASF outbreaks in domestic pigs. Only three European countries reported the disease in October. Meanwhile, 12 countries, including Bulgaria, Estonia, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Ukraine, and Russia, reported cases of ASF in wild boar (European Commission Animal Disease System (ADNS); OIE).
The latest update from ADNS includes the total number of ASF outbreaks among European wild boar, which so far this year lies at 10,614 across 12 countries (as of November 21). Compared with the previous update on October 23, this figure represents an increase of 732 outbreaks (a 50% increase compared to the reports of October).
Since the beginning of 2021, European countries have registered 1,761 outbreaks in domestic pigs, 278 of them in the month of November (a 78% increase compared to the total reported in October). (21/11_EC ADNS disease outbreaks report/).