African swine fever has re-emerged in several communes of Dien Chau district.

Dien Thai commune has put up signs warning of the area where African swine fever has recently occurred. Photo: Xuan Hoang.

In Dien Thai commune (Dien Chau district), on March 3rd, the Veterinary Department announced that samples from sick pigs belonging to Mr. Tran Trung Kien's family in Hamlet 2 tested positive for African swine fever. These pigs were raised in a pig farm outside his residential area.

Immediately after the outbreak, the local authorities of Dien Thai commune destroyed the entire pig herd, including one sow and 13 piglets belonging to Mr. Kien's family, and implemented disease prevention and control measures in accordance with the regulations of the Veterinary Department.

According to observations by reporters on the afternoon of March 4th, in addition to the pigs already confirmed to be infected, it was found that at the household of Mr. Tran Trung Kien in Hamlet 2, Dien Thai Commune, there was also one sow and a litter of piglets that were sick, suspected of being infected with African swine fever.

"The commune has set up checkpoints and banned people from entering."transporting pigs"We are moving people out of the affected area; providing chemicals and lime powder to families for disinfection and disease prevention; and simultaneously broadcasting information through the commune's public address system so that people are aware," said Mr. Nguyen Xuan Dai, Chairman of the People's Committee of Dien Thai commune.

At Mr. Tran Trung Kien's pig farm in Hamlet 2, Dien Thai Commune, there are pigs that are sick. Simultaneously, the family has carried out disinfection and sterilization work as directed by the commune. Photo: Xuan Hoang

In Dien Nguyen commune, the diseaseAfrican swine feverThe outbreak also recurred on February 23rd in several households. On March 2nd, another pig farming household was affected. Currently, local authorities are implementing disease prevention measures in accordance with the regulations of the Veterinary Department.

According to data from the Dien Chau District Agricultural Service Center, African swine fever re-emerged in several communes during the Lunar New Year holiday, including Minh Chau and Dien Loc, before being brought under control. However, since February, the disease has re-emerged in three communes: Dien Nguyen, Dien Phu, and Dien Thai, resulting in the culling of pigs by five households.

To ensure effective disease prevention and control, the district directed local authorities to intensify public awareness campaigns so that people are aware of and implement disease prevention measures, the most important of which is to carry out disinfection and sterilization properly and to prevent the transportation of pigs into and out of affected areas.

Dien Chau district currently has about 27,000 pigs, a significant decrease compared to the period before the African swine fever outbreak in early 2019.