Europe 1 with AFP 3:31 p.m., May 26, 2022
The French Ministry of Agriculture announced on Thursday that an outbreak of African swine fever had been detected in a pig farm in Germany, six kilometers from the French border, in Forchheim am Kaiserstuhl.
The affected farm, with 35 free-range pigs, was completely depopulated.
An outbreak of African swine fever has been detected in a pig farm in Germany, six kilometers from the French border, in Forchheim am Kaiserstuhl, the French Ministry of Agriculture announced on Thursday.
The affected farm, with 35 free-range pigs, was completely depopulated.
"No case has been identified at this stage within wildlife in the surrounding area," said the ministry, which will launch a crisis unit "next week" with "all the professionals and services of the 'State".
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