EC mulling steps over ASF virus in Poland

The European Commission is considering increasing restrictions for Poland related to the presence of the African swine fever (ASF) virus in the country, radio station RMF FM reports. The area labeled as infected with the virus may be expanded. The area could be extended in one place and reduced in another, a source in the EC told RMF FM’s reporter. The commission is currently revising restrictions for Latvia and both modifications could be done at the same time, the person said. Poland has recently notified that ASF was for the first time diagnosed in a domestic pig. Previously, only wild board had been infected with the virus in the country.