Nghe An: 18 communes have new outbreaks of African swine fever in one day

18 communes and wards with new outbreaks of African swine fever on September 25 include: Quynh Phuong, Quynh Trang (Hoang Mai town); Nam Linh, Van Dien (Nam Dan); My Son, Hien Son, Tru Son, Dai Son and Luu Son (Do Luong); Dong Van (Thanh Chuong); Nghi Van (Nghi Loc); Dien Ky (Dien Chau); Hung My (Hung Nguyen); Linh Son, Long Son (Anh Son); Hung Dong, Nghi Duc (Vinh city) and Dong Hieu commune of Thai Hoa town.

This is the day with the most African swine fever outbreaks in communes since the outbreak in Nghe An.

Localities with African swine fever must implement prevention and control solutions according to the province's scenario, in which setting up epidemic control checkpoints is one of the mandatory solutions. Photo: Xuan Hoang

Thus, as of September 26, there were 191 communes in 18 districts, towns and cities where the epidemic had not passed 30 days. The most affected localities were: Quynh Luu with 17 communes, Do Luong with 27 communes, Thanh Chuong with 13 communes, Nghi Loc with 12 communes, Dien Chau with 27 communes, Hung Nguyen with 13 communes, Yen Thanh with 37 communes, Vinh City with 9 communes, Tuong Duong with 7 communes...

The total number of pigs in Nghe An that had to be destroyed due to African swine fever as of September 26 was 39,001, with a total weight of 1,690,995 kg.

The reason for the recent outbreak is that the virus is latent in many residential areas. On the other hand, the recent floods caused waterlogging in some localities, giving the disease the opportunity to spread widely. Meanwhile, in many communes with epidemic hotspots, local authorities have not been able to effectively prevent and control the disease, especially the slaughter and control of pigs moving in and out of epidemic areas.

Mr. Ngo Duc Quynh - Deputy Head of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Department

The Department of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Medicine said that recently, the number of sick pigs has increased sharply, so the number of localities sending samples for testing has increased dramatically. Photo courtesy of Xuan Hoang

Currently, the epidemic is complicated in a number of communes: Dien Thai, Dien Nguyen, Dien Thang, Dien Dong, Dien Binh, Dien Cat, Dien Minh, Dien Quang, Dien Xuan (Dien Chau); Ly Thanh, Phu Thanh, Lien Thanh, Hoa Thanh, Vinh Thanh, Phuc Thanh, Nhan Thanh, Long Thanh, Do Thanh, Kim Thanh (Yen Thanh); Quynh Van, Quynh Thanh (Quynh Luu); Nam Anh (Nam Dan); Minh Son, Bai Son (Do Luong).