Belgian authorities have reported that in the southern part of the country a total of wild boar infected with African Swine Fever (ASF) virus have been detected.
The figures released by the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) on February 19 indicate the cases of ASF that have been reported until February 14, 2019.
OIE announced that overall in February the cases detected are equal to the whole of January 2019 (121 carcasses found), as reported by Pig Progress.
Meanwhile, the French authorities have announced that members of the French military and hunters have killed 193 wild boar at the border with Belgium.
The French ministry of agriculture added that 4 wild boar have been sent to a lab for testing and all tested negative for ASF.
