15 more swing flu cases spotted in Pyhtää, Virolahti, Lappeenranta

The Finnish Food Authority decided to expand the restricted zone for African Swine Fever (ASF) in the country after 15 more cases of the disease were found in Lappeenranta, Pyhtää and Virolahti areas, said an official press release on Tuesday.

The latest case was detected in a sick wild boar, which was shot in Lappeenranta, outside of the crore areas.

The laboratory tests identified the new cases in both crore area and outside of the crore area prompting the authority to earmark new areas as infected zone.

In Lappeenranta the case was detected about five kilometres northeast of the current core area.

Meanwhile, the remains of two wild boars that died of African swine fever were found in the Pyhtää area, also outside the core area.

African swine fever has also been confirmed in old remains of a wild boar found outside the core area in Virolahti. The discovery is from the same area where the remains of a sick pig were previously found.

Earlier this month, the authority reviewed about expansion of the restricted zone for African Swine Fever in the country after the disease was detected in wild boar outside of the core area.

In late September, the authority expanded the restricted zone for African Swine Fever (ASF) in the country after the disease was detected in wild boars outside of the core area.

The authority on September 10 expanded the restricted zone for African swine fever in the country.

On August 28, Finland expanded a restricted zone for African swine fever (ASF).

Earlier on August 25, the Finnish Food Authority found six new cases of African swine fever (ASF) in wild pigs in the infected area in Southeastern Finland.

On August 12, the found 11 new cases of African swine fever (ASF) in wild pigs in the infected zone area in Southeastern Finland.

In late July 2026, the first cases of African Swine Fever (ASF) has been detected in wild pigs at Vaalimaa in Virolahti, a municipality in Eastern Finland near Russian border.