An outbreak of Aujeszky's disease, very contagious for animals but not transmissible to humans, has been detected in a pig farm in Tarn-et-Garonne, the prefecture announced on Thursday.
“An outbreak of Aujeszky's disease has just been confirmed on March 7, 2024 in a pig farm in the northwest of the department of Tarn-et-Garonne
,” the prefecture said in a press release without further details.
This viral disease can affect pigs and wild boars, and accidentally carnivores, such as dogs, cats, as well as cattle, goats, sheep and horses, according to the same source.
It is mainly transmitted directly during close contact between infected animals, as well as indirectly, between farms via contaminated equipment, or by ingestion by animals of food made from the meat of infected pigs.
“No risk for humans”
The prefecture stressed that the disease
“is not transmissible to humans”
and that
“the consumption of pork presents no risk to humans”
.
Following the discovery of this outbreak, the prefect of Tarn-et-Garonne issued
“an order restricting the movements of swine leaving the department”
, in order to limit the spread of the virus, the press release specifies.