Quy Hop has one more commune with African swine fever

Phan Giang DNUM_BHZAGZCABJ 15:41

(Baonghean.vn) - On June 17, the People's Committee of Quy Hop district issued Decision No. 1028/QD-UBND announcing African swine fever in Yen Hop commune. At the same time, it announced the epidemic area threatening the communes of Dong Hop, Chau Loc and Lien Hop.

Accordingly, the outbreak was detected at Mr. Dinh Van Hop's family in Trong Canh hamlet, Yen Hop commune. Mr. Hop's family raised 12 pigs, including 1 sow and 11 pigs that showed signs of lethargy, loss of appetite, and fever. Mr. Hop's family reported to the People's Committee of Yen Hop commune and the Quy Hop District Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Station to take samples and send them to the Veterinary Department of Region III for testing and destroyed 12 pigs of Mr. Hop's family with a total weight of 493 kg.

The test results of the Veterinary Department of Region III confirmed that the pig sample of Mr. Dinh Van Hop's household was positive for African swine fever.

To prevent the epidemic, the People's Committee of Quy Hop district has directed that during the epidemic period, all activities of buying, selling, and transporting livestock and livestock products in and out of the epidemic area in Yen Hop commune be temporarily suspended.

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Destroying pigs infected with African swine fever. Photo: Phan Giang

The District People's Committee assigned the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development to coordinate with the Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Station and the People's Committees of communes and towns to deploy epidemic prevention work, focus all resources to suppress the epidemic, urgently implement measures on epidemic prevention and control according to the direction of the Quy Hop District People's Committee on emergency response to African swine fever in the district. Establish 2 animal disease control checkpoints at traffic hubs in Yen Hop commune. Checkpoint 1 from Km60+550 in the border area between Dong Hop commune and Yen Hop commune on National Highway 48A; Checkpoint 2 from Km66+900 on the route from Yen Hop commune to Chau Binh commune (Quy Chau).

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Yen Hop Commune (Quy Hop) - where African swine fever occurred. Graphics: Xuan Hoang

Thus, up to this point, the entire Quy Hop district has destroyed 19 pigs infected with African swine fever with a total weight of 1,088 kg in 2 localities where African swine fever appeared.is Quy Hop town and Yen Hop commune.

For localities that have been free of the epidemic and localities that have not had an epidemic, the District People's Committee requires proactively and strengthened epidemic prevention work, closely monitoring livestock epidemics to promptly handle any outbreaks.

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