May 13: 3 more African swine fever outbreaks detected in Dien Chau and Nghi Loc districts

Information from the Dien Chau District Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Station said that on May 12, there were two more outbreaks of African swine fever in the district, Dien Doai and Dien Xuan.

Accordingly, in Dien Xuan commune, on May 11, the veterinary agency took samples of sick pigs at Mr. Nguyen Van Huyen's household in hamlet 6. At the same time, they took samples of sick pigs at Mr. Nguyen Huu Liem's ​​household in hamlet 15, Dien Doai commune.

Veterinary authorities destroyed pigs in Dien Hong commune (Dien Chau) on the morning of May 13. Photo: Xuan Hoang

By the afternoon of May 12, the Veterinary Agency of Region III had the test results of the two samples mentioned above, both positive for African swine fever. Of which, the herd of pigs belonging to Mr. Nguyen Van Huyen's family in Dien Xuan commune had 2 pigs; the herd of pigs belonging to Mr. Nguyen Huu Liem's ​​family in Dien Doai commune had 8 pigs.

In addition, on May 12, in hamlet 6, Dien Xuan commune, 2 households also reported to the commune authorities that they had sick pigs, including: Mr. Nguyen Van Bon's household in hamlet 6 had 4 sick pigs and Mr. Tran Dang Khoa's household had 6 sick pigs.

Set up a quarantine checkpoint on National Highway 7B. Photo: Xuan Hoang

On the morning of May 13, Dien Chau District Veterinary Station destroyed all sick pigs of all the above households.

Dien Xuan Commune has set up 6 checkpoints on 3 main roads: Provincial Road 538 C, National Highway 7B and inter-commune roads. In addition to the 22 liters of chemicals provided by the district, the commune bought 500 kg of lime powder and dozens of square meters of tarpaulin to set up checkpoints and destroy pigs. Starting from May 13, the commune announced a ban on pig slaughtering and transporting pigs in and out of the commune without the approval of the veterinary agency.

Mr. Nguyen Van Thong - Chairman of People's Committee of Dien Xuan commune

In Nghi Loc district, the outbreak was discovered at the house of Mrs. Pham Thi Huong, hamlet 22, Nghi Trung commune. On May 10, Mrs. Huong's sow stopped eating, had a high fever, and had red skin... On May 11, the pig died, and she reported to the local authorities to take samples for testing. The results showed that the sample was positive for African swine fever.

Nghi Loc district has organized the destruction of Mrs. Huong's pig herd according to the correct procedure, including 1 sow weighing 120 kg and 3 pigs with a total weight of 180 kg.

We have provided the locality with 26 liters of chemicals for disinfection spraying and set up three checkpoints in hamlet 22, Nghi Trung commune to control animals entering and leaving the epidemic area. We will remind the on-duty staff at the checkpoints to allocate shifts and personnel appropriately, and to raise their sense of responsibility so that epidemic prevention work can be ensured.

Mr. Tran Quoc Cuong - Head of Nghi Loc District Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Station

At 11:00 a.m. on May 13, there was no one on duty at three checkpoints in Hamlet 22, Nghi Trung Commune. Photo: Quang An

Up to now, Dien Chau district has 9 communes with pigs testing positive for African swine fever including: Dien Van, Dien Kim, Dien Thai, Dien Truong, Dien My, Dien Quang, Dien Bich, Dien Doai and Dien Xuan. Nghi Loc district has 2 communes with pigs infected with African swine fever including: Nghi My and Nghi Trung.