Albania: African swine fever found in wild boars

18 March 2024

In February 2024, African swine fever (ASF) was detected in Albania for the first time. The contagious ASF virus was found in two dead wild boars. These wild boars where found in the municipality Kükes in the North-East of Albania, nearby the border with Kosovo and North Macedonia. ASF is present in these two countries.

European countries where ASF was detected in wild board and/or domestic pigs in 2023-2024:

Albania
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bulgaria
Croatia
Estonia
Czech Republic
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Italy
Kosovo
Latvia
Lithuania
Moldova
Montenegro
North Macedonia
Poland
Romania
Serbia
Slovakia
Sweden
Ukraine

A map showing the spread of ASF in Europe van be consulted at the FLI website: https://www.fli.de/de/aktuelles/tierseuchengeschehen/afrikanische-schweinepest/karten-zur-afrikanischen-schweinepest/

More information on ASF

DWHC – https://dwhc.nl/en/ziekten/african-swine-fever/
GDdiergezondheid (Dutch) – https://www.gddiergezondheid.nl/nl/Actueel/Dossiers/Afrikaanse-varkenspest
NVWA – https://www.nvwa.nl/onderwerpen/afrikaanse-varkenspest/documenten/dier/dierziekten/varkenspest/publicaties/african-swine-fever-asf
WBVR – https://www.wur.nl/en/research-results/research-institutes/bioveterinary-research/animal-diseases/virology/african-swine-fever-1.htm
European Commission: https://food.ec.europa.eu/animals/animal-diseases/diseases-and-control-measures/african-swine-fever_en
FLI: https://www.fli.de/en/news/animal-disease-situation/african-swine-fever/
WOAH – https://www.woah.org/fileadmin/Home/eng/Animal_Health_in_the_World/docs/pdf/Disease_cards/AFRICAN_SWINE_FEVER.pdf