Swine fever in Mizoram: Pig death toll crosses 500
By MIZONEWS.NET | April 29, 2013 | Mizoram News |
Aizawl (Mizonews.Net): According to reports access by Mizonews.net from the AH & Vety department officials, the number of pig that died due to the endemic classical swine fever has crossed the 500 mark.
?The endemic swine fever has resulted in the death of as many as 465 pigs in Aizawl district alone, while another 11,163 cases are infected with the disease. More than 200 piglets under the NLUP beneficiaries scheme also died due to the disease,? official data said.
In response to media query, AH&Vety department officials said that although the ?classical swine fever? has not yet pass off, ?it is declining and they have no more new cases as of now?.
AH&Vety officials also informed that besides the ?classical swine fever? another disease is known to spread in the neighbouring Myanmar which is called PRRS (Parcine Respiratory & Reproductive Syndrome), and the same is suspected to be spreading in Mizoram as some of the infected pigs show symptoms of PRRS.
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By MIZONEWS.NET | April 29, 2013 | Mizoram News |
Aizawl (Mizonews.Net): According to reports access by Mizonews.net from the AH & Vety department officials, the number of pig that died due to the endemic classical swine fever has crossed the 500 mark.
?The endemic swine fever has resulted in the death of as many as 465 pigs in Aizawl district alone, while another 11,163 cases are infected with the disease. More than 200 piglets under the NLUP beneficiaries scheme also died due to the disease,? official data said.
In response to media query, AH&Vety department officials said that although the ?classical swine fever? has not yet pass off, ?it is declining and they have no more new cases as of now?.
AH&Vety officials also informed that besides the ?classical swine fever? another disease is known to spread in the neighbouring Myanmar which is called PRRS (Parcine Respiratory & Reproductive Syndrome), and the same is suspected to be spreading in Mizoram as some of the infected pigs show symptoms of PRRS.
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