Illustrative image (Photo: laodong.vn)Hai Phong (VNA) – The northern port city of Hai Phong is stepping
up solutions to control African swine fever (ASF), the municipal sub-department
of animal husbandry and veterinary said on February 23.
According to the agency, ASF has been detected in and
local competent agencies have zoned off the area to prevent the spread of the
virus.
On February 22, the municipal
has asked for permission from the Hai Phong People’s Committee to allocate its
budget for the fight against the disease.
Nguyen Dinh Chuyen, Vice Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee, urged
districts to stay vigilant and take measures against ASF.
Meanwhile, local officials have intensified the communication work in an effort
to raise public awareness of the disease.
Apart from , the ASF virus
was earlier discovered in the northern provinces of Hung Yen and Thai Binh.
In response to the detection, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development
has directed the culling of all infected pigs and the crucial conduction of a
cleaning process in the hotspots and high-risk locations. The transport,
slaughtering, and distribution of pork from the ASF-hit areas are under tight
monitoring by competent agencies, while mass examinations of all pig farms in
these communes will be launched.
ASF is a fatal animal disease affecting pigs and wild boars with up to 100
percent mortality, and subsequently damaging trade and causing global economic
losses. The ASF virus does not affect humans. The only known preventative
measure is 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
Source: VietnamPlus
