The new ASF cases were reported in three Polish voivodeships. All affected farms were relatively small, housing between 17 and 378 pigs.
In the West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in Włodkowice, the virus was confirmed on a farm with 17 pigs located around 10 km from the German border.
In the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in the Golub-Dobrzyń area, ASF was detected on two farms located close to one another, with 231 and 378 pigs respectively.
Another outbreak was recorded in the Pomeranian Voivodeship, in Rzuszcze, on a farm with 18 pigs.
Following the confirmation of these four new outbreaks, the total number of pig farms affected by ASF in Poland in 2026 has reached seven.
Figures Remain Lower Than in Previous Years
Despite several new cases emerging at once, the scale of ASF in domestic pigs in Poland remains relatively limited this year.
For comparison, 18 outbreaks were recorded in 2025, ten of them occurring in August or later.
In 2024, the number of affected farms was considerably higher, at 44.
The trend in late summer and autumn will therefore be crucial in determining whether Poland can keep the number of outbreaks at a lower level this year.
Virus Continues to Circulate Near the Polish-German Border
The animal health situation also remains challenging in neighbouring Germany, where ASF continues to be detected in wild boar.
In Brandenburg, near the Polish border, the virus has again been detected in the buffer zone since early July. A total of 31 cases have been recorded within a narrow border strip stretching around 24 km.
Earlier this year, the region had already been declared free of ASF. However, the northern edge of the infected area is located only around 10 km from the Polish farm in West Pomerania where a new outbreak was recently confirmed.
In Saxony, which also borders Poland, the number of ASF cases in wild boar has reached 88. The virus became active again there after approximately a year without new cases.
In North Rhine-Westphalia, the total number of ASF cases in wild boar has risen to 833 across three districts, although the geographical area affected by the virus has not expanded significantly.
In Hesse, near Frankfurt am Main, the situation is currently more stable. Only two infected wild boar were found there in July. They are believed to potentially be the final cases of an outbreak that has resulted in the deaths of more than 2,300 wild boar since mid-2024.
Thus, although the number of ASF outbreaks on Polish pig farms remains relatively low in 2026, the new cases reported in August and continued circulation of the virus among wild boar on both sides of the Polish-German border continue to pose a high risk to pig farms.
PigUA.info, based on materials from foodagribusiness.world