Staff of the sub-Department of Veterinary in northern Ha Giang province spray disinfectant at a local farm to stop the spread of . (Photo: VNA)Ha Giang (VNA) – Dozens of pigs infected
with African swine fever were culled on May 20 in the northern border province
of , according to the provincial Department of
Agriculture and Rural Development.
The outbreak was reported last week in Quang Binh
district after several pigs at Vuong Van Vi’s farm in Ven hamlet in Tan
Trinh commune contracted African swine fever and died.
The Department of Agriculture and Rural
Development required the local administration to take steps to fight the spread
of the disease.
Quang Binh district set up quarantine
check-points to inspect trade, transport and slaughterhouses, and sprayed
disinfectant at Vi’s farm and on roads leading into Ven hamlet.
The disease, which has hit 34 provinces and
cities in the country, has resulted in big losses for pig farmers.
So far, 1.5 million infected pigs have been
destroyed since the first infection of African swine fever in the country was
detected in February.
African swine fever is a fatal infectious
disease caused by a virus which spreads rapidly among pigs. It is not harmful
to humans.-VNA
Source: VietnamPlus
