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PRO/AH/EDR> African swine fever – Europe (06): Poland, wild boar culling
African Swine Fever -- PolandPoland's battle to control highly contagious African swine fever (ASF) is turning into a political problem for the ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party. Since Saturday [12 Jan 2019], hunters have been out in force across the country gunning for wild boars -- many of which are carriers of the deadly disease that the Polish government wants to stamp out to protect domestic pigs.It's the scale of the cull that's causing the trouble. A total of some 20 000 wild boars will be Read more [...]
