African swine fever recurs in many places in Nghe An

Bone marrow of pigs that died from African swine fever. Photo: Xuan Hoang

Dien Nguyen Commune (Dien Chau) is a locality that has just been declared an epidemic of African swine fever. In the commune, there are 6 villages with the epidemic, the number of infected pigs that had to be destroyed was 89, with a total weight of nearly 7.5 tons. Dien Nguyen is one of the localities that had African swine fever in previous years, and now the epidemic has returned.

According to data from the Agricultural Service CenterDien Chau districtAccording to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, from July until now, African swine fever has recurred in 8 communes: Dien Nguyen, Dien Xuan, Dien Ky, Dien Cat, Dien Kim, Dien Thanh, Dien Trung, Dien Quang. The total number of infected pigs that had to be destroyed, as of September 23, was 154, with a total weight of over 11 tons of live pigs.

Currently, African swine fever has recurred in many localities in Nghe An. Photo: Xuan Hoang

In Con Cuong district, African swine fever is also resurfacing in some communes. Mr. Lo Van Ly - Head of the district's Agriculture Department said: Since the beginning of September, the disease hasAfrican swine feverrecurred in Chi Khe and Mon Son communes, the number of pigs destroyed was more than 1 ton of live pigs.

"Because the epidemic recurred in some small-scale farms, the district directed communes to focus on containing the epidemic in a small area, so in the past 4 days in the district there have been no new cases of pigs infected with African swine fever," said Mr. Lo Van Ly.

Mr. Ngo Duc Quynh - Deputy Head of the Department of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Medicine said that currently, African swine fever has recurred in the districts of Nghi Loc, Do Luong, Dien Chau, Con Cuong, Nam Dan, Que Phong, Nghia Dan, Quy Hop, and Tuong Duong. However, the epidemic mainly occurs in small-scale farms, so localities are zoning to control the epidemic.

When there is an outbreak of African swine fever in the area, local authorities need to implement disease prevention solutions according to regulations. Photo: Xuan Hoang

"The time when the weather is changing seasons, there is a lot of rain, and it is easy for diseases to break out in livestock, including African swine fever. Therefore, farmers need to buy breeding animals of clear origin, free of diseases, and should not buy breeding animals from street vendors; vaccinate animals against diseases to increase their resistance; and conductdisinfection, especially sprinkle lime powder in the barn area to kill pathogens; feed pigs cooked food, especially do not take vegetables floating in rivers and streams, to avoid spreading diseases from dead animals, or waste from slaughterhouses discharged into the environment" - Mr. Ngo Duc Quynh recommended.

African swine fever has appeared in Nghe An since the beginning of 2019, in most districts, towns and cities in the province, causing great damage to the people's economy. The epidemic was basically controlled in the middle months of 2021, but has now recurred in many localities. To control the epidemic on a small scale, local authorities at all levels need to strictly implement epidemic prevention solutions according to regulations./.