Porcine influenza disease - Tönnies in Weißenfels could possibly start the process of killing animals again.
Following the identification of two possible cases of African swine fever within a short period of time, Toennies in Weissenfels will be able to carry out their slaughtering tasks again starting from Thursday. This information was released by the Burgenlandkreis authorities on Wednesday. The two pigs in question exhibited signs of sickness upon delivery and were consequently sealed off by veterinarians. No African swine fever virus or any other contagious diseases were found in the animals during an examination conducted by the Consumer Protection Office.
Just a week ago, the infectious agent was discovered in livestock from a breeding farm in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. Pigs from this farm were also transported to the slaughterhouse in Weissenfels, as reported by the district. The slaughter operations had to be halted. It turned out that from the total of 159 animals, 11 were infected with the disease. Fortunately, there was no threat to human health.
Burgenlandkreis Press Release 2: Paraphrased
