New developments of the epidemic in the reporting period	Following the only outbreak of ASF in Serres (5 May 2020), no other outbreaks of the disease have occurred in Greece.
Specific prevention and control measures implemented during the reporting period	On wild boar population management and according to the European Union strategic approach, the Joint Ministerial Decision No 147/21886/2021 has been issued on epizootic surveillance, prevention and control programme for ASF in wild boars. The establishment of a framework for cooperation between competent authorities and bodies for the management of the wild boar population is included here. To this purpose, Regional Coordinating Bodies are to be set up, and these will monitor the activities of the official hunting groups and the trend of the wild boar population decrease strategy on regional level. Also, the Ministerial Decision No 1102/182415/2021 has been issued, entitled ‘Programme of epizootic surveillance, prevention and control for ASF in swine farms, controls on biosecurity requirements, as well as measures and sanctions in swine farms with the aim to prevent ASF virus introduction and spread’. In this Decision, biosecurity measures and requirements are thoroughly described. Moreover, regular checks on biosecurity measures in swine farms in the entire Greek territory is to be carried out by official veterinarians. Farms are selected, based on risk factors such as their distance to affected area and forest areas, their numbers of pigs in the holding and previous compliance records with the legislation. These on‐farm visits include: 1. Provision of information to swine farmers on ASF. 2. Inspection on identification of animals and their registration in the online National Database. 3. Record keeping controls in swine farms, especially on updates of the farm registration records including movements. 4. Clinical examination of animals and collection of samples if necessary. 5. Biosecurity checks – a questionnaire designed for this purpose is to be filled and submitted by the official veterinarian to the CCA. 6. In cases where biosecurity measures described here are not implemented, a timetable for applying corrective actions is set by the Veterinary Authorities, re‐evaluation is performed in scheduled on‐farm visits and sanctions are posed if corrective measures are then assessed as insufficient.
Epidemiological investigations in infected farms during the reporting period	No epidemiological investigations have been conducted, as no new outbreaks have occurred in Greece since February 2020.