African swine fever continues to recur in Dien Chau area

Destroying pigs infected with African swine fever in Dien Kim commune (Dien Chau). Photo: Xuan Hoang

Accordingly, the new outbreak of African swine fever in Dien Hoa commune was at Mr. Thai Doan Tuan's household in hamlet 6 with 16 infected pigs, including 1 sow and 15 piglets, with a total weight of 217 kg.

Immediately after the new outbreak, local authorities and veterinary agencies destroyed pigs and implemented disease prevention and control solutions.

Thus, from January 26 until now, African swine fever has re-emerged in 4 communes of Dien Chau district: Dien Kim, Dien Hai, Dien Ngoc and Dien Hoa.

Worryingly, in these communes, pigs are still regularly infected with diseases sporadically in farming households, with a high risk that the disease will spread widely.

Localities with epidemics in Dien Chau district are implementing solutions to prevent and control the epidemic. Photo: Xuan Hoang

Statistics from the Dien Chau District Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Station show that, as of February 27, the total number of pigs infected with African swine fever in the above 4 communes was 58 households, 17 hamlets; the number of infected pigs destroyed was 175. Of which, Dien Kim commune had 8 hamlets, 37 households, 101 pigs; Dien Hai commune had 18 households, 6 hamlets, 56 pigs; Dien Ngoc commune had 2 households, 2 hamlets, 2 pigs and Dien Hoa commune had 1 household, 1 hamlet, 16 pigs.

Dien Chau district is directing localities with epidemics to actively prevent and control the epidemic according to the province's scenario.

In Nghe An, as of February 27, there were 24 communes in 9 districts that had not passed 30 days of the epidemic: Quynh Luu 6 communes; Hoang Mai town 5 wards and communes; Do Luong 1 commune; Thanh Chuong 3 communes, Nghi Loc 2 communes, Dien Chau 4 communes, Anh Son 1 commune, Ky Son 1 commune, Que Phong 1 commune. The total number of pigs destroyed was 1,890, weighing over 122 tons.