Wild boar trade and African swine fever risk of introduction into new territories: A quantitative release assessment with retrospective data of wild boar shipments to France and Spain (2010-2017).

ABSTRACT: Wild boar (WB) (Sus scrofa) farming and trade in EU countries consistently developed at the end of the last century, primarily for repopulating hunting estates within the sport hunting industry. Since the introduction of African swine fever (ASF) in the Caucasus in 2007 and its subsequent spread from Eastern to Central Europe, international WB trade increased the risk of ASF introduction into new territories. In order to prevent such events, the EU veterinary authorities decided to ban WB trade in June 2018. In our study, we documented retrospective WB trade movements to France and Spain between 2010 and 2017, and used this data to undertake a quantitative risk assessment for ASF introduction resulting from those shipments. A total of 127 trade events introducing live WB into France

SUBMITTER: Jori F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12482638 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature