African swine fever outbreaks recur in many communes in Nghe An province.
(Baonghean.vn) - Immediately after 11 districts and towns declared the African swine fever outbreak over, the disease recently re-emerged in 5 communes.
Among the 25 communes that have declared the epidemic over in 11 districts and towns including: Quỳnh Lưu, Diễn Châu, Quỳ Hợp, Quỳ Châu, Đô Lương, Thanh Chương, Tân Kỳ, Anh Sơn, Nam Đàn, Nghi Lộc and Hoàng Mai town, there areAfrican swine fever has re-emerged in 5 communes across 4 districts.
Specifically: Quynh Xuan ward (Hoang Mai town); Quynh My and Quynh Hung communes (Quynh Luu district); Dien Van commune (Dien Chau district) and Nghi Hung commune (Nghi Loc district).
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| A checkpoint manned by a swine fever control officer in Dien Xuan commune, Dien Chau district. Photo: Xuan Hoang |
Specifically, Quỳnh Lưu has 15 communes, Tân Kỳ has 4 communes, Hoàng Mai town has 5 wards/communes, Nam Đàn has 1 commune, Đô Lương has 6 communes, Quỳ Hợp has 2 communes, Quỳ Châu has 2 communes, Nghi Lộc has 13 communes, Diễn Châu has 20 communes, Hưng Nguyên has 4 communes, Kỳ Sơn has 15 communes, Yên Thành has 25 communes, Vinh City has 3 wards/communes; Con Cuông has 2 communes; Tương Dương has 3 communes; Quế Phong has 4 communes; Anh Sơn has 1 commune; and Thanh Chương has 1 commune.
A total of 5,851 pigs infected with the disease have been culled, with a total weight of 253,023.6 kg.
