Albania becomes the 28th European country to report the ASF virus

Albania is the 28th country in Europe to report African swine fever genotype II since the virus entered the continent in 2007 through Georgia and Armenia.

The country recently reported the outbreak to the World Organization for Animal HEALTH (WOAH). Two carcasses of infected wild boar were discovered in a forest in Kukes County in the northeast of the country on February 9, 2024 . As the crow flies, this place is approximately 15 km from the border with Kosovo and 30 km from Kosovo. border with North Macedonia.

Of all the Eastern European countries now, only Kosovo has never reported the presence of ASF , but this may be due to geopolitical reasons. The country declared itself independent in 2008, and the relatively young republic is not mentioned in WOAH reports.