A year ago, near the former Opel racetrack near Rüsselsheim, the first with the African swine plague (ASP) was found. After that, the swine fever in the region spread rapidly. In the meantime, according to their information, the authorities have largely under control, but the danger is not banned, the origin of the swine plague is still unclear. The ASP had arrived in southern Hesse tomorrow of June 15, 2024 and spread quickly. The Hessian hunting association had feared this scenario for a long time: “For the organized hunters in Hesse, this was not a surprising, but a long feared and drastic emergency,” says a message from the hunting association. According to the Hessian Ministry of Agriculture, 5804 wild boar cadavers have been examined in the past twelve months, tested positively for ASP. “We have not yet defeated the plague” shortly after the epidemic, the authorities had had fences built in the forests in order to restrict the scope of the wild boar. Nevertheless, the swine plague spread beyond the Groß-Gerau district into the neighboring districts of Bergstrasse and Darmstadt-Dieburg.
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In the past few months, 265,000 hectares of drones and 208,000 hectares have been searched for wild boar cadavians with dogs. 280 kilometers of fence and 300 kilometers of mobile electric fences should contain the spread of the ASP. So far, the state of Hesse has spent more than 20 million euros to combat them. The fact that ASP is not limited to wild boar was shown in agricultural companies in the summer of 2024. There had to be more than 3,000 domestic pigs. “We have successfully contained the plague, but it has not yet been defeated,” says Hesse’s Minister of Agriculture Ingmar Jung (CDU). In the next few weeks, intensive hunting is to be free of wild boar in the next few weeks to interrupt infection chains. The number of animals is also to be significantly reduced outside of these zones. There is a bonus of up to 200 euros per wild boar. The hunting association appeals to dog owners to keep their animals outdoors on a leash and not to leave paths. The ASP viruses are persistent and can be spread by shoe soles, for example, to which the plague comes from. A wild boar on a rest area has probably eaten meat residues from Eastern Europe, which were thrown away by tourists or long -distance drivers. While the current ASP virus tribe in Germany and Poland has not been proven, it has long been known in the Balkans, especially in Romania and Bulgaria.
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