DVM Frédéric Giovanni GALLO

OF-3; Head of Service Pest Management & Disinfection

BEL Defence

1. What is ASF ?

2. Brief review of the facts…

3. BEL authorities actions

4. BEL Military actions

5. Neighboring countries

6. Consequences

7. Who is responsible?

8. Conclusion

▪ Asfivirus, ADN virus, 23 genotypes

▪ Notifiable disease (even suspicion)

▪ Affects Suids (swine*, boars*, warthog)

▪ Virulence = death rate

▪ Very high resistance (urine, blood, meat,…)

▪ Not transmissible to humans

▪ Economic impact

▪ No treatment or vaccination✓ Biosecurity measures

* Highly sensitive and contagious

▪ In Europe

▪ BELGIUM, Sep 13th 2018

▪ 3 boars found dead in ETALLE in Prov Lux (Wallonie)

▪ ASF in wild boar confirmed

by Sciensano (NRL) to FASFC

▪ Origin of contamination = unknown

▪ Virus strain // in Eastern Europe

▪ No outbreak of ASF since 1985

Belgium : 13/9/2018

▪ FRANCE

The Nederlands Germany

▪ FRA – NLD - GER : C&D Mil Mat and Veh+ Vet Certificate

▪ Exportation pig meat

▪ Price pig meat

▪ Tourism (walks forbidden in ZI )

▪ Impact on wood industries

▪ Military training

▪ Military planning (Ops and Ex)

▪ Impact on Mil Vet Dept

▪ Vet Mil procedures (BEL + visitors)

▪ Origin of the contamination in BEL is still undetermined until now

▪ Judicial investigation on going

▪ Different hypotheses

▪ Possible penal sentences and hefty fine

▪ ASF does not infect humans but can cause devastating economic effects

▪ ASF in BEL

✓High level of preparedness before the outbreak (BEL Task Force ASF in march 2018)

o Rapid response

o Excellent collaboration of the partners (Vet authorities, hunters, farmers, meat industry, Defence…)

✓NO CASE of ASF in domestic or captive pigs

o Importation and exportation of pigs in compliance with EU regulations and OIE standards

o Eradication of the ASF virus, in accordance with harmonized EU Vet law = GOAL

o Surveillance programme for 3 years (all suids)

✓Total transparency with neighboring countries, other EU & Non-EU Member States

o Essential for (commercial) trust and management of ASF