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. 2022 May 4;20(5):e07290. doi: 10.2903/j.efsa.2022.7290
Reporting period 1 September 2020 to 31 August 2021
Host WILD BOAR (WB) DOMESTIC PIGS (DP)
Cases/Outbreaks
  • Date first confirmation: 3/1/2020

  • Cases since first confirmation: 331

  • Date first case during reporting period: 15/10/2020

  • Cases during reporting period: 259191 cases (app.74%) were detected through passive surveillance/tracing 68 cases (app.26%) were detected through the hunting activities

  • Date first confirmation: 31/7/2019

  • Outbreaks since first confirmation: 113

  • Date first outbreak reported in the reporting period: 15/9/2020

  • Outbreaks during reporting period: 83 Approximately 90% of outbreaks were detected through passive surveillance Approximately 10% of outbreaks were detected by active surveillance (in surveillance within protection and surveillance zones) which include outbreaks detected by tracing (on contact holdings identified by epidemiological enquiry)

Spread of the disease
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  • 36% of the NUTS 3 areas in the country had at least one case or outbreak of ASF reported in the reporting period

NUTS 3 areas with at least one ASF notification during the reporting period
  • 20% (5 of 25) of districts (NUTS 3) had at least one case of ASF reported in the reporting period

  • 36% (9 of 25) districts (NUTS 3) had at least one outbreak of ASF reported in the reporting period

Surveillance (samples tested for ASF) in whole country during reporting period** Passive surveillance in WB* Passive surveillance in DP*
Diagnostic test(s) used Total samples Positive samples Diagnostic test(s) used Total samples Positive samples
PCR 240 191 PCR 288 130
ELISA ND 7 ELISA ND 0
ELISA + IPT 0 NA ELISA + IPT 0 NA
ELISA + IB 7 7 ELISA + IB 0 NA
Active surveillance in WB* Active surveillance in DP*
Diagnostic test(s) used Total samples Positive samples Diagnostic test(s) used Total samples Positive samples
PCR 4,950 68 PCR 9,736 14
ELISA ND 2 ELISA ND 0
ELISA + IPT 0 NA ELISA + IPT 0 NA
ELISA + IB 2 2 ELISA + IB 0 NA
Surveillance (samples tested for ASF) in NUTS 3 areas with at least one ASF notification during the reporting period** Passive surveillance in WB* Passive surveillance in DP*
Diagnostic test(s) used Total samples Positive samples Diagnostic test(s) used Total samples Positive samples
PCR 215 191 PCR 183 130
ELISA ND 7 ELISA ND 0
ELISA + IPT 0 NA ELISA + IPT 0 NA
ELISA + IB 7 7 ELISA + IB 0 NA
Passive surveillance in WB* Passive surveillance in DP*
PCR 3,298 68 PCR 1,407 14
ELISA ND 2 ELISA ND 0
ELISA + IPT 0 NA ELISA + IPT 0 NA
ELISA + IB 2 2 ELISA + IB 0 NA
*

See Section 2.2 for definitions.

**

Sample data, as described in Section 2.2 were not submitted to EFSA’s Data Collection Framework, but aggregated data have been provided directly by the Serbian WG member to complete this table.