African swine fever recurs in Dien Chau district
(Baonghean.vn) - African swine fever re-emerged in some communes of Dien Chau district during Tet holidays.
According to the announcement of the People's Committee of Dien Kim Commune, Dien Chau District, on January 30, 7 sows and 18 piglets died in the commune. The outbreak first appeared in some households in Dai Thanh, Hoang Chau, Thai Thinh and Phu Thanh hamlets.
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| Dien Thanh Border Guard Station guides people in Dien Kim commune (Dien Chau) to prevent African swine fever. Photo: Hai Thuong |
According to the test results of the Veterinary Department of Region III, the test sample taken from the dead pig at the household of Nguyen Lien Tiep, Hoang Chau hamlet, Dien Kim commune tested positive for African swine fever.
On February 1, Dien Thanh Border Guard Station, Nghe An Border Guard coordinated with local authorities, Dien Chau District Medical Center and other forces to propagate and implement measures to prevent African swine fever in Dien Kim commune.
Authorities are strictly prohibiting the transport of pigs and pig products into and out of the epidemic area. Households raising pigs should monitor regularly to promptly detect unusual signs and report them to the authorities.
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| Before Tet, the epidemic broke out again in some communes of Dien Chau district. Photo: Xuan Hoang |
Mr. Ngo Duc Quynh - Deputy Head of the Department of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Medicine said that during the Tet holiday, although there were no major outbreaks, there were 5 new outbreaks in 5 communes of 3 districts in the province: Nghi Truong (Nghi Loc); Quynh Xuan, Quynh Lien (Hoang Mai town); Dien Cat, Dien Loc, Dien Kim (Dien Chau). Although each outbreak only involved 1-2 pigs, it showed that the virus still existed in the population.
“The weather is getting more complicated, while people have just slaughtered a lot of pigs for Tet, so after Tet, the disease can break out very high. Households that are raising pigs need to use lime powder and disinfectant chemicals to spray and sprinkle inside and outside the barn area.”
According to the Department of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Medicine, as of January 31, 2020, in Nghe An, there were 368 communes with African swine fever, of which 350 communes declared the end of the epidemic. Currently, there are 18 communes in 8 districts: Quynh Luu, Thanh Chuong, Nghi Loc, Dien Chau, Anh Son, Yen Thanh, Nghia Dan and Hoang Mai town that have not passed 30 days of the epidemic. The total number of pigs that had to be destroyed was over 94 thousand.