State parliament - Minister: Preparing Veterinary-Administration for Animal Diseases
Environment Minister Katrin Eder (Greens) expressed confidently in the Landtag that African Swine Fever could be contained in Rhineland-Palatinate. There is an intensive dialogue with the responsible authorities in neighboring Hessen and also with the hunting association in Rhineland-Palatinate, the minister said in Mainz during a parliamentary debate on a state law on animal health. The Veterinary Administration has well prepared for animal epidemics. With the new law passed in the Landtag, prevention will also be strengthened.
A few days ago, African Swine Fever was confirmed in a dead wild boar found in Gimbsheim (Landkreis Alzey-Worms). There is also a suspected case in a dead wild boar in Oppenheim (Landkreis Mainz-Bingen).
In neighboring Hessen, African Swine Fever has already been confirmed in a domestic pig. A protective zone with a radius of three kilometers and a surveillance zone have been set up around the farm, which extends into Rhineland-Palatinate.
- Minister Eder acknowledged the active communication with their counterparts in Hesse's State Parliament, particularly focusing on the African Swine Fever situation.
- The disease has not only affected Hesse but also reached Rhineland-Palatinate, with a suspected case detected near Mainz-Bingen's borders.
- In response to the potential African Swine Fever outbreak in Rhineland-Palatinate, Eder emphasized the state parliament's newly passed law aimed at strengthening disease prevention measures in the Agriculture sector.
- The confirmed case of African Swine Fever in a domestic pig in Hesse's jurisdiction has led to the establishment of a protective zone that spans into Rhineland-Palatinate to contain the disease.
- As the issue of African Swine Fever in wild boars raises concerns in Gimbsheim and Oppenheim, Eder emphasized the importance of contacts with neighboring states, including Hesse, to address the Disease of the animals adequately.
