No more African swine fever outbreak discovered in Hanoi

Pigs with African swine fever culled (Source: kinhtedothi.vn)

(VNA) – No more outbreak was detected in
Hanoi on March 18, according to the municipal Department of Agriculture and
Rural Development.

The previous day, March 17, saw an
outbreak in the city’s .

Twenty-one days after first entering
the capital, the disease has been reported in 29 households in 14 communes and
wards of six districts: namely Long Bien, Dong Anh, Hoang Mai, Soc Son, Gia Lam
and Quoc Oai. To date, 742 pigs have been culled.

On March 18, districts and towns in
the city maintained strict control over the trading, slaughtering and
transportation of pigs and pork products.

Authorised offices also took samples
randomly to test for African swine fever in high-risk slaughterhouses.

African swine fever does not affect
humans but causes haemorrhagic fever in pigs and wild boars that is almost
always fatal. There is currently no antidote or vaccine, with the only known
preventative measure being a mass cull of infected livestock. The disease
spreads by contact between infected pigs or other wild animals and can inflict
massive economic damage on farms.-VNA