How Poland controls African Swine Fever

The Polish know it as Afrykanski Pomór Swin – African Swine Fever. For about one and a half years, the disease has occurred in the North East of the country, mostly in wild boars and close to the border with Belarus. How did Poland cope? For the first time in history African Swine Fever (ASF) was diagnosed in Poland on Friday evening, 14 February 2014. The DNA of the ASF virus (ASFV) was detected with a programme from the Chief Veterinary Officer (CVO), which aims to detect ASFV early and br