As many as 85 pigs have died so far and 115 pigs identified as being infected from the African Swine Fever in Katni district of Madhya Pradesh, an official said on Monday.

Five pigs have tested for African Swine Fever in the Katni district of Madhya Pradesh. Following the disease, a prohibitory order has also been issued in the district.

Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], September 7 (ANI): African Swine Fever (ASF) virus was detected in some samples from Talwandi Aklia village in Punjab's Mansa district, following which the area has been declared as an infected zone for the prevention of the contagious disease that affects the pigs.

Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], July 9 (ANI): After the north-eastern states of Assam, Mizoram, Sikkim and Tripura, Uttarakhand has now reported cases of African Swine Fever (ASF) which causes fever, nausea and diarrhoea in pigs.

Biswanath (Assam) [India], May 5 (ANI): After African Swine Fever (ASF) cases were found in Assam's Biswanath district, the administration on Thursday culled 70 pigs to prevent spread of the disease.

Agartala Apr 19 PTI Altogether 27 pigs died of African Swine Fever ASF at a state government-run piggery in Tripuras Sepahijala district since April 13 Animal Resources Development Minister Bhagaban Das said here on TuesdayThe Tripura government has informed the Centre of the situation and is waiting for its instruction on culling the other animals to stop the viral disease from spreading Das saidThe viral disease broke out at Debipur Piggery in the Northeastern states Sepahijala district after more than 770 pigs died of ASF in two months in neighbouring MizoramOne sample had been sent to North Eastern Regional Disease Diagnostic Laboratory in Assam for testing On April 16 the laboratory confirmed the presence of ASF in the sample By this time more pigs died the minister saidThe farm at Debipur had 430 pigs before the ASF hit it Of them 54 piglets were imported from the UKThe ASF has not been reported from anywhere else in the state Das saidHe said all the dead pigs were kept in a secured place and the department is waiting for instructions from the Central government to take the next course of actionAs per the guideline all the dead pigs and other rearing ones at the farm need to be disposed of Besides pigs within one km radius of the farm are required to be culled to break the infection chainWe are hoping to receive an instruction from Delhi by the next 48 hours The department will act accordingly he saidThe animal resources development department will pay compensation to the private owners of pigs after culling he said An inquiry has been ordered to find out the cause of ASF infection at Debipur Piggery Farm PTI PS NN NN

RegionalZero allocation for Swine Fever control prog in NENEW DELHI AUG 23 IANS Publish Date 8232021 11151 PM ISTAmidst the deaths of lakhs of pigs due to the African Swine Fever ASF across the Northeastern states since May 2020 a Parliamentary Committee has found that the allocation for the year 2020-21 for the Classical Swine Fever Control Programme CSF-CP was zeroSwine Fever is one of the most important virus-borne diseases for the pigsAccording to World Organisation for Animal Health the 100 per cent fatal ASF is a viral haemorrhagic disease that infects pigs and wild boarsThe panel has said it is constrained to note that the sub-components on Professional Efficiency Development PED National Animal Disease Reporting System NADRS and Classical Swine Fever Control Programme CSF-CP show zero allocations for the year 2020-21In order to control the disease in pigs Central assistance is provided for vaccination against the CSF