Czechia again declared free of African swine fever

Czech Republic has once again been officially recognised as free of African swine fever after three years, according to the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH). The status is important for exports of pork and related products to non-EU markets, said Zbyněk Semerád, head of the State Veterinary Administration of the Czech Republic. The Liberec Region was the only area where the disease was detected in wild boar, first appearing near the Polish border in late 2022. No commercial pig farms were affected. Although the country is now disease-free, some preventive measures and enhanced monitoring remain in place in the Frýdlant area.