Tan Ky (Nghe An) has the second outbreak of swine fever.

The second outbreak of African swine fever occurred in Tan Ky district at the pig farm of Ms. Duong Thi Lien in Hamlet 1, Nghia Dong commune. This outbreak is close to the first outbreak at Mr. Nguyen Van Dung's household in Hamlet 1, Nghia Dong commune.

After the second outbreak occurred in Hamlet 1, Nghia Dong Commune, Tan Ky District Veterinary Station instructed pig farmers in the hamlet to sprinkle lime powder and spray disinfectants inside and outside the barn area. Photo: Xuan Hoang

Mr. Le Duc Tinh - Head of Tan Ky District Veterinary Station said: On April 6, Ms. Lien's family's herd of 12 pigs fell ill. On April 7, the veterinary agency took samples for testing. On April 8, the Veterinary Agency of Region III announced that the test samples tested positive for African swine fever.

On the afternoon of April 8, the authorities and local government organized the destruction of Ms. Lien's family's herd of 12 pigs with a total weight of 745 kg.

The outbreak area is located in Nghia Dong commune, Tan Ky district. Photo: Lam Tung.

The most difficult thing now is that the two households that have had an outbreak of African swine fever are both in the rice milling business, and people in the area come to mill rice every day, so the risk of African swine fever infection is very high. Therefore, the District Veterinary Station has consulted with the Nghia Dong commune government to find a solution to persuade these two households to temporarily stop their business activities. At the same time, it is necessary to propagate to people to limit communication and travel between households, especially at the two outbreaks, absolutely do not allow people to enter or exit.

UMBRELLAMr. Le Duc Tinh - Head of the Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Station of Tan Ky district

Currently, Tan Ky district has directed Nghia Dong commune to maintain 4 quarantine checkpoints in the commune, and localities in the epidemic-threatened areas have set up quarantine checkpoints, while at the same time increasing the spraying of disinfectants and sprinkling of lime powder at livestock households; especially at 12 households raising pigs in hamlet 1 of Nghia Dong commune.

Quarantine checkpoints in Nghia Dong commune have been strengthened to operate 24/7. Photo: Xuan Hoang

As of April 9, there have been 7 outbreaks of African swine fever in Nghe An. Of these, Quynh Luu district has 3 outbreaks, Tan Ky district has 2 outbreaks, Nam Dan district has 1 outbreak and Do Luong district has 1 outbreak.