Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], July 22 (ANI): African Swine Fever (ASF) has been reported at a farm in the Wayanad district of Kerala, said state's Animal Husbandry Minister J Chinchurani on Friday. So far no official numbers of African Swine Fever have been confirmed.
Shillong Apr 26 PTI Veterinary authorities on Tuesday confirmed the outbreak of African Swine Fever ASF in Umsning block in Meghalayas Ri-Bhoi district following which the government banned the movement of pigs in the areaThe North Eastern Regional Disease Diagnostic Lab in Guwahati has confirmed the outbreak of the ASF as the sample sent on April 13 has tested positive a senior Veterinary Department official told PTINecessary instructions have been issued banning slaughter and movement of pigs and supplies at Umshorshor village and its nearby areas he saidThe decision was taken to prevent control and eradicate the scheduled disease as per the Prevention and Control of Infectious and Contagious Diseases in Animals Act 2009 said a notification issued by Veterinary Department principal secretary GHP RajuVillages within the 1 km radius of the infected premises have been designated as Infected Zone and all villages within the 10 km radius are designated as Surveillance ZoneWhile the movement of pigs is allowed in the Surveillance Zone it is completely banned in the Infected Zones as per the notificationEarlier cases of ASF were reported from Mizoram and Tripura PTI JOP SOM SOM
Agartala (Tripura) [India], April 21 (ANI): After African Swine Fever cases were reported in a breeding farm in Sepahijala district, the Tripura government on Wednesday decided to go in for mass culling of infected pigs at the farm.
Agartala (Tripura) [India], April 19 (ANI): After Mizoram, cases of African Swine Fever (ASF) have been detected in Tripura's Animal Resources Development Department (ARDD)-run government breeding farm located at Devipur under Sepahijala district, top sources in the department told ANI requesting anonymity.