Urgently handle and control 3 new outbreaks of African swine fever in Do Luong and Ky Son

Do Luong has 2 more outbreaks

Mr. Vo Dinh Khoa - Head of the Livestock and Veterinary Station of Do Luong district said that 2 new outbreaks were discovered on June 30 in Trang Son and Quang Son communes. On the morning of July 1, the district People's Committee assigned members of the African swine fever prevention and control steering committee to go to the area to direct and supervise the epidemic prevention and control work.

Mr. Nguyen Van Vinh, the owner of a livestock farm in Hamlet 10, Trang Son Commune, sprinkles lime powder in front of his house gate after destroying all his pigs due to African swine fever. Photo: Xuan Hoang

Mr. Nguyen Van Vinh, the owner of a pig farm with a herd infected with African swine fever, said: On the afternoon of June 30, local authorities and district veterinary officers destroyed 15 pigs (4 sows, 11 pigs, weighing from 80 - 140 kg/pig). The day before, the commune authorities also destroyed 4 of his family's pigs.

On the morning of July 1, the Trang Son commune government deployed two temporary epidemic prevention checkpoints in hamlet 10. Photo: Xuan Hoang

Mr. Le Dinh Thong - Chairman of Trang Son Commune People's Committee said: On the morning of July 1, the commune deployed to set up 2 checkpoints to block the entrance and exit of Hamlet 10. Before that, the commune also set up checkpoints to control livestock diseases, because some neighboring communes had outbreaks of disease. The commune has issued a notice to the people, from the morning of July 1, all people are not allowed to transport or slaughter pigs within 30 days.

Trang Son Commune is the locality where the African swine fever outbreak occurred on June 30. Photo: Google Maps

In Quang Son commune, African swine fever occurred in hamlet 9. The number of pigs that had to be destroyed included 2 sows and 12 piglets with their mothers.

Trang Son is a locality with a large number of people working in pig slaughtering, specializing in supplying pig products to markets in Do Luong town and neighboring communes.As of July 1, Do Luong district had 8 outbreaks, with 13 outbreak points.

Mr. Nguyen Trung Thanh - Vice Chairman of Do Luong District People's Committee said

Muong Xen (Ky Son) tested positive for the epidemic

According to Mr. Nguyen Cong Hieu - Head of the Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Station of Ky Son district, the epidemic occurred at Mr. Lu Van Viet's household in Block 4, Muong Xen town on June 30. During the day, the veterinary agency and the town government destroyed 6 pigs of Mr. Viet's family, with a total weight of 128 kg. At the same time, measures to prevent and control the epidemic were implemented according to the regulations of the veterinary agency.

The specialized agency destroyed pigs infected with African swine fever of Mr. Lu Van Viet's family, block 4, Muong Xen town (Ky Son). Photo: Xuan Hoang

Mr. Hieu added that on the morning of July 1, 3 pigs from another household in block 4 showed signs of illness, symptoms of African swine fever. Currently, the veterinary agency and local authorities are destroying them according to regulations.

Thus, up to now, Ky Son district has 16 communes and towns testing positive for African swine fever.

Muong Xen town is the 16th locality in Ky Son district to have African swine fever. Photo: Google Maps

It is known that on June 29 and 30, 13 more outbreaks occurred in Nghe An, including: Quynh Thanh, Quynh Bang, Quynh Van (Quynh Luu); Nhan Thanh (Yen Thanh); Cam Muon (Que Phong) and Bac Ly (Ky Son).

According to data from the Department of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Medicine: As of June 30, in Nghe An, African swine fever occurred in 1,633 households, 362 hamlets, and 135 communes, 18 districts, cities and towns. Total number of pigs destroyed: 6,420, total weight: 282,143.6 kg.