This disease has now arrived in Sweden, which means we need your help to minimise the risk of it spreading further.

Advice to orienteers

If you have trained or competed in a part of the country affected by swine flu, clean and dry all your clothes and equipment carefully before you take it back out into the forest. Clothes should be washed at 60 or 40 degrees and left to dry indoors for at least seven days. Shoes should be cleaned carefully and left to air off indoors for at least seven days.

Equipment can be disinfected by leaving it in a sauna at over 60 degrees, for at least 30 minutes. If you’re unsure of whether it is clean enough, buy new equipment.

Never leave litter in the forest, including leftover food – take it home or leave it in a bin.

If you find any ill or dead wild boar in the forest, report this to the Swedish Veterinary Agency – SVA.

Read more at orientering.se/ASF External link, opens in new window.