African swine fever has spread to all 21 districts, cities and towns in Nghe An.
(Baonghean.vn) - Cua Lo town is the latest locality in Nghe An to be hit by African swine fever. This dangerous disease has spread to all districts, cities and towns in the province.
According to the Department of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Medicine, on October 4, 12 new outbreaks occurred in Nghe An in the districts of Quynh Luu, Hung Nguyen, Nghi Loc, Vinh City and Cua Lo Town.
12 new outbreaks occurred on October 4 in 12 communes and wards including: Quynh Ba (Quynh Luu); Nghi Thach (Nghi Loc); Dien Trung, Dien Phong, Dien Thinh, Dien Hoang, Dien An (Dien Chau); Hung Lam (Hung Nguyen); Ben Thuy Ward, Nghi An Commune (Vinh City) and Nghi Hoa and Nghi Huong Wards of Cua Lo Town.
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| Destroying infected pigs in Vinh city. Photo: Quang An |
Thus, Cua Lo town is the last of 21 districts, towns and cities of Nghe An to have African swine fever. Also on October 4, 1,964 pigs were culled in the whole province.
Statistics from the Department of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Medicine show that as of October 4, in Nghe An, African swine fever has been present in 236 communes and wards in 21 districts, towns and cities for less than 30 days.
Total number of pigs destroyed: 54,889, weighing 2,454,025 kg.
Currently, the pathogen has spread widely, the number of pigs culled is large, localities have not done a good job of disinfecting and destroying pathogens at outbreaks, and the control of transporting pigs and pork products is lax and not strict. In addition, small-scale farms cannot apply biosecurity measures. Therefore, the risk of African swine fever outbreaks in the near future is very high.