As of 2025, no outbreaks of African Swine Fever have been reported in Russia, according to the latest statistics from the Russian Federal Agency for Agrarian and Fishery Complex, Rosselchosnadsor.
The last recorded instances of the disease were in 2024, when cases were reported at two private farms in the village of Ur-Bedari, Kemerovo region. The owners had allegedly purchased piglets without the necessary veterinary documentation. In September 2023, an outbreak was confirmed at an unauthorized dumping site in the Kursk region, where the carcasses of domestic pigs were found.
African Swine Fever has been present in modern Russia since 2007. The disease was first identified at the beginning of the 20th century and it has since spread globally, including to Europe and the former Soviet Union.
Although the disease is not a risk to human health, it poses a significant threat to the economy. There is no cure and no effective vaccine. When an outbreak is detected, the infected pig population, along with those in the surrounding area, are typically culled and the carcasses are burned. In addition, quarantine zones are established in the affected area and surrounding regions.
The first reported case of African Swine Fever in Germany was confirmed in September 2020, when the carcass of a wild boar was found in Brandenburg, near the border with Poland. A year later, the disease had spread to domestic pigs in Brandenburg.