African swine fever has been detected in a wild boar in northern Greece.
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Greece has detected African swine fever in a wild boar in the north of the country, the World Organization for Animal Health (WOAH) said on Monday.
The disease, harmless to humans but highly contagious among pigs, was found in a dead wild boar in a forest in the Serres region, which borders Bulgaria and North Macedonia, WOAH said, citing a report by Greek authorities.
WOAH said the case was the first since early 2020, when Greece faced its first outbreak of African swine fever.
The Greek Ministry of Agriculture also announced the new outbreak in a statement, saying that measures were being taken to prevent the spread of the disease.
African swine fever is often deadly to pigs and has disrupted pork production and trade in recent years after outbreaks among herds in Asia and Europe.
In Europe, the disease has spread from the east of the continent to countries such as Germany and Italy.
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