The First Eighteen Months of African Swine Fever in Wild Boar in Saxony, Germany and Latvia—A Comparison

Richter, Michael; Schulz, Katja; Elflein, Tobias; Achterberg, Jens A.; Oļševskis, Edvīns; Seržants, Mārtiņš; Lamberga, Kristīne; Conraths, Franz J.; Sauter‐Louis, Carola

doi:10.3390/pathogens12010087

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“…Even among other experts, there is disagreement on the effectiveness of fencing in controlling ASF [38], which seems to be highly dependent on the local situation of the outbreak. However, it was used successfully to control the focal ASF outbreak in the Czech Republic [41] and Belgium and has contributed to controlling or at least slowing down the westward spread of ASF in Germany [42].…”

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African Swine Fever in Wild Boar: German Hunters’ Perception of Surveillance and Control—A Questionnaire Study

Rogoll,

Schulz,

Conraths

et al. 2023

Animals

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Since the first occurrence of African swine fever (ASF) in wild boar in Germany in 2020, the disease has primarily affected the wild boar population in the eastern part of the country close to the border with Poland. Local hunters play a crucial role in implementing surveillance and control. To evaluate their perceptions of existing control measures and analyze regional differences between hunters from ASF-affected and non-affected regions, a questionnaire study was conducted among the German hunting community. Hunters from non-affected areas held a more optimistic view regarding the effectiveness of control measures compared to hunters from affected areas. However, control measures that hinder hunting were generally perceived as ineffective. Measures that collided with hunters’ understanding of fair hunting practices were regarded as controversial. Financial incentives and reducing bureaucracy were the most favored approaches to increase hunters’ participation. Moreover, the possibility of eating or selling the meat of hunted wild boar and the provision of infrastructure for implementing ASF control were considered motivating. Thus, this study highlights the importance of compensating hunters and addressing their concerns to maintain their engagement in ASF control. To enhance compliance with controversial measures, thoughtful communication and raising awareness are essential.

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African Swine Fever in Wild Boar: German Hunters’ Perception of Surveillance and Control—A Questionnaire Study

Rogoll,

Schulz,

Conraths

et al. 2023

Animals

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“…Besides sporadic outbreaks of ASF in domestic pigs, mainly wild boar have been affected by ASF in Germany [8,9]. Several carcasses of wild boar that tested positive for ASFV were found in harvested maize fields.…”

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Remote Sensing Provides a Rapid Epidemiological Context for the Control of African Swine Fever in Germany

Bergmann,

Czaja,

Frick

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Transboundary disease control, as for African swine fever (ASF), requires rapid understanding of the locally relevant potential risk factors. Here, we show how satellite remote sensing can be applied to the field of animal disease control by providing an epidemiological context for the implementation of measures against the occurrence of ASF in Germany. We find that remotely sensed observations are of the greatest value at a lower jurisdictional level, particularly in support of wild boar carcass search efforts.

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“…Following the early detections of ASF in wild boar, the incursion sites were subsequently managed as local circumstances permitted 13 . Control measures included the implementation of zoning, disease surveillance, carcass searches and removal, strategic fencing and wild boar density reduction 12 – 14 .…”

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The diffusion metrics of African swine fever in wild boar

Lentz,

Bergmann,

Conraths

et al. 2023

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To control African swine fever (ASF) efficiently, easily interpretable metrics of the outbreak dynamics are needed to plan and adapt the required measures. We found that the spread pattern of African Swine Fever cases in wild boar follows the mechanics of a diffusion process, at least in the early phase, for the cases that occurred in Germany. Following incursion into a previously unaffected area, infection disseminates locally within a naive and abundant wild boar population. Using real case data for Germany, we derive statistics about the time differences and distances between consecutive case reports. With the use of these statistics, we generate an ensemble of random walkers (continuous time random walks, CTRW) that resemble the properties of the observed outbreak pattern as one possible realization of all possible disease dissemination patterns. The trained random walker ensemble yields the diffusion constant, the affected area, and the outbreak velocity of early ASF spread in wild boar. These methods are easy to interpret, robust, and may be adapted for different regions. Therefore, diffusion metrics can be useful descriptors of early disease dynamics and help facilitate efficient control of African Swine Fever.

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The First Eighteen Months of African Swine Fever in Wild Boar in Saxony, Germany and Latvia—A Comparison

Cited by 5 publications

References 25 publications

African Swine Fever in Wild Boar: German Hunters’ Perception of Surveillance and Control—A Questionnaire Study

African Swine Fever in Wild Boar: German Hunters’ Perception of Surveillance and Control—A Questionnaire Study

Remote Sensing Provides a Rapid Epidemiological Context for the Control of African Swine Fever in Germany

The diffusion metrics of African swine fever in wild boar

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