India - 2020 African Swine Fever - 17,000 pigs dead in 11districts

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Ban on transport, slaughtering and selling of pigs in Biswanath Chariali

April 29, 2020 8:55 am
A Correspondent

Biswanath Chariali: In pursuance of order no. VFV218/2020/2-A dated April 26 received from the Principal Secretary to the Government of Assam, Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Department in connection with prevention of spread of classical swine fever in pork, pig population and to take all precautionary measures to stop the virus from spreading in the other areas of Biswanath district, Dhruba Jyoti Das, District Magistrate of Biswanath, has issued prohibitory order on some activities throughout the district with immediate effect.

The order imposed ban on transportation of pigs, personal carrying of pigs, slaughtering and selling of pigs. It also imposed ban on disposal of pig carcass by deep burial without adopting bio safety measures and on throwing pig carcass in rivers or in open areas and spaces. ...

In case of any sign of high fever or any abnormal mortality in pigs, it should be immediately brought to the notice of local veterinarians or local administration. ...
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Eating local pork safe; vetting of piggeries on

State activates rapid response teams
On Apr 29, 2020


SHILLONG: Chief Minister Conrad Sangma said on Tuesday there are no reports of swine fever in the state and the government is awaiting test reports of the samples from Assam and Arunachal Pradesh. :magnify:

Speaking to the media persons, Sangma said the samples have been sent to Bhopal (Bhopal High Security Laboratory).
The state government on Monday banned import of pigs after nearly 2,000 pigs died in Assam. For now, inter-district transportation of pigs is also banned. The samples from the two affected states were sent to Bhopal in a special chartered plane.
GMRK Marak, the director of the Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Department, told The Shillong Times separately that the state is maintaining strict vigil on local piggeries.

When asked what experts are suspecting the new infection to be, Marak reiterated that the Bhopal laboratory will send the reports. However, a government report from Ampati mentioned that the new infection is suspected to be African Swine Fever, or ASF, which is a severe viral disease affecting domestic and wild pigs.

The department has already activated its rapid response teams to monitor in case of any report of the disease in the state and to disinfect affected areas, if any.
“There should be proper disposal of the carcass by burying it deep underground and disinfecting the site with lime and other materials,” said Marak, adding that torrential rains may wash away the carcass, “which is unhygienic”.

The state has no testing facility and pig farmers have been asked to observe the physical condition of their animals. The common symptoms of the fever are red patches on the infected animals’ skin and high fever.
The pigs would lie prostrate and breathe heavily. There is currently no vaccine and no treatment and the pigs have to be culled.

According to the World Organisation for Animal Health, ASF may be suspected based on clinical signs but confirmation must be made with laboratory tests, particularly to differentiate it from classical swine fever.
“It (the reported infection) is highly contagious with deep economic implications. But it is not zoonotic, ...
Marak reassured that there is no harm in consuming local pork and the “safest way” is to boil the meat at 70?C for 25 minutes.
The director informed that a meeting was held on Monday with the chief secretary to discuss the outbreak in Assam and Arunachal Pradesh. The department is in touch with Assam that in turn is communicating necessary information to other northeastern states.

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On work pressure, the director agreed that the new infection in pigs has put an extra pressure on the vet workforce that is already putting in more work hours for the coronavirus crisis.:tiphat:http://theshillongtimes.com/2020/04/...-piggeries-on/

 

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29 APRIL 2020 Last Updated at 6:27 PM
Now, NE states step up vigil to fight African swine fever

Even as novel coronavirus infections in northeast India are comparatively under control so far, the eight northeastern states are staring at a new threat -- African Swine Flu (ASF), which is suspected to be behind the mysterious deaths of hundreds of pigs.

Animal resource experts in northeast India suspect that the highly contagious ASF came to the region from Tibet in China through Arunachal Pradesh. Four of the eight northeastern states are free from coronavirus whereas its spread has been tamed in other four states.
Besides Assam and Meghalaya which have reported suspected ASF in total 15 districts, other states governments in the northeast have sounded a high alert and asked people, especially owners of piggeries, to refrain from bringing pigs from other states.

Assam Agriculture and Veterinary Minister Atul Bora confirmed the deaths of over 2,260 pigs in state''s six districts due to suspected ASF, with authorities waiting for confirmatory reports from the National Institute of High Security Animal Diseases in Bhopal.
The Meghalaya government has already banned the transport of pigs from outside the state after the deaths of pigs in some districts of Assam and Arunachal Pradesh.
Meghalaya''s Deputy Chief Minister Prestone Tynsong on Wednesday said that the state issued a notification on Monday to ban ferrying of pigs from other states.
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Tripura''s Animal Resources Development Department Director and Additional Secretary Dilip Chakma told IANS that after ASF outbreak in six districts of Assam and nine districts of Arunachal Pradesh, his department has alerted all government and private pig firms and pig owners to take adequate measures to prevent the disease.

Assam''s Minister Atul Bora said: "The pigs are dying of a foreign virus and we guess that it may have come from Tibet in China. Reports of pigs'' deaths in Arunachal Pradesh were reported in the first week of April. Many villagers in the state threw the carcasses of dead pigs into a river which flows down to Assam, causing pig deaths in Dhemaji district which borders Arunachal Pradesh."

According to the minister, over 2,260 pigs have died in Assam''s six districts so far. "This foreign virus spreads very fast. The Assam government had on April 25 banned the procurement and sale of pigs and pork, shut all slaughterhouses and banned movement of people associated with piggeries from one place to another place," Bora said.
He said that normally this is a period for swine flu in pigs in Assam. "We have vaccinated animals against Classical Swine Fever disease."
According to 2019 census, the population of pigs in various Assam farms was 21 lakh.
In Aizawl, Mizoram Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science Department officials said that the recent outbreak of PRRS disease in Mizoram has been contained.
Fresh PRRS cases were reported in Mizoram in January and February after some pigs imported from neighbouring Myanmar were found infected. The ASF was first detected in Kenya in 1909, which spread across Europe and the America in the 1960s and 80s.
--IANS
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Mysterious death of animals in Assam-Tripura, Meghalaya government takes a major decision

By
Rakesh Mishra
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April 29, 2020, 11:55:46
The Meghalaya government has banned the import of pigs from some districts of Assam and Arunachal Pradesh following the death of animals. Please tell that the meat of pigs is the staple food of the people. Unusual deaths of pigs have occurred in Dhemaji, North Lakhimpur, Biswanath, Dibrugarh, Sibsagar and Jorhat in Assam and some districts of Arunachal Pradesh. In view of this, the transportation of pigs from other states has been banned in Meghalaya till further orders. Principal Secretary of the Veterinary Department, SP Ahmed, gave this information by issuing a notification.

All government boar farms, private farms and pig farmers have been ordered to take adequate measures to ensure hygiene and biosecurity and strictly follow the government order. In addition, the district authorities have been ordered to immediately inform if the pigs show high fever and any unusual symptoms. Regarding this decision, Deputy Chief Minister Priston Tinsong said that the pigs of both the states are suffering from some kind of flu. He said that everything will be cleared once the test report comes out.

The deputy CM appealed to people not to panic and said that pork should be consumed only from pigs found within the state and the meat should be cooked for at least 30 minutes. He said, all the districts have been put on alert. According to the deputy CM, steps will be taken by the Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Department to monitor both government and private pigs farms.
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Now, NE states step up vigil to fight African swine fever
IANS | Apr 29, 2020, 21:08 IST


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GUWAHATI/SHILLONG/AGARTALA: Even as novel coronavirus infections in northeast India are comparatively under control so far, the eight northeastern states are staring at a new threat -- African Swine Flu (ASF), which is suspected to be behind the mysterious deaths of hundreds of pigs.
Animal resource experts in northeast India suspect that the highly contagious ASF came to the region from Tibet in China through Arunachal Pradesh. Four of the eight northeastern states are free from coronavirus whereas its spread has been tamed in other four states...:tiphat:https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/...w/75455352.cms

 

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State ban on pig transportation, pork sales

April 30, 2020
Nine districts report ‘unusual’ pig deaths


Staff Reporter
ITANAGAR, Apr 29: Following reports of unusual deaths of pigs and their test samples indicating African swine fever (ASF) in nine districts of the state and neighbouring state of Assam, the state’s department of animal husbandry, veterinary & dairy development (AHV&DD) has put a complete ban on transportation of pigs and sale of pork in Arunachal Pradesh till further orders.

According to the AHV&DD, unusual mortality of pigs has been reported in the state, especially in the districts of West Kameng, Papum Pare, Leparada, Upper Siang, Lower Siang, East Siang, Lohit, Namsai and Changlang, as well as the neighbouring districts of Assam since January, 2020.
The preliminary testing of samples at ICAR, Barapani and CVSc, Khanapara indicated occurrence of the ASF, which the department said, is “a highly contagious and deadly disease and has so far been reported only in other countries in Asia, including China and Myanmar.”
The samples collected from the outbreak areas in the state have been dispatched to the NERDDL in Guwahati, Assam and NISHAD, Bhopal for confirmatory diagnosis.
“Considering the large number of pig mortality and the preliminary clinical observation, the occurrence of ASF in the state cannot be ruled out,” the department said....
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Officials have also been entrusted to ensure submission of samples of ailing or dead pigs as per the standard operating procedure to the Disease Investigation Laboratory at Nirjuli without delay, and to ensure inspection and quarantine of the existing pig population and adoption of bio-security measures by farmers.....
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NE steps up vigil to fight African swine flu

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By Agencies On Apr 30, 2020

Guwahati/Shillong/Agartala:

Even as COVID-19 infections in North East are comparatively under control so far, the eight Northeastern states are staring at a new threat — African Swine Flu (ASF), which is suspected to be behind the mysterious deaths of hundreds of pigs.

Animal resource experts in North East suspect that the highly contagious ASF came to the region from Tibet in China through Arunachal Pradesh. ......

Assam Agriculture and Veterinary Minister Atul Bora confirmed the deaths of over 2,260 pigs in state’s six districts due to suspected ASF, with authorities waiting for confirmatory reports from the National Institute of High Security Animal Diseases in Bhopal.
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Tripura’s Animal Resources Development Department Director and Additional Secretary Dilip Chakma told IANS that after ASF outbreak in six districts of Assam and nine districts of Arunachal Pradesh, his department has alerted all government and private pig firms and pig owners to take adequate measures to prevent the disease.:tiphat:http://theshillongtimes.com/2020/04/...can-swine-flu/

 

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Piggery Farming Sector in Assam Crippled by Suspected ‘African Swine Fever’; over 2,000 Pigs Dead

By
Inside NE
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April 30, 2020
GUWAHATI, APRIL 30, 2020:


For Runa Rafique, who made it to the limelight for being the first woman Muslim piggery entrepreneur in the state, the advent of a mystery illness (suspected to be African Swine Fever), is threatening to throw her enterprise into disarray. That, and the national lockdown to curb the COVID-19 outbreak that has snapped the supply chain.


Rafique, who was nearing a breakeven point in her business, laments that the backs of the farmers in this sector have been bent by the double whammy of the lockdown and Classical Swine Fever (CSF) outbreak. Now, a suspected outbreak of the African Swine Fever has raised further concerns in the sector.

“I left my job 2 years back on 5th January, 2018, to start a livestock enterprise because I believe in Agriculture and Livestock. Exactly one year later, on 6 January 2019, I took a leap of faith and began my farm. Till date, I have spent around Rs 25 lakh. I poured in my own savings and my brother also pitched in, and last year, I had to take a loan.”

However, for Rafique, misfortune came knocking on March 24, 2020. “I was gaining confidence in my work and was planning to scale-up within the next 6 months when the lockdown was clamped. After this outbreak, all our sales stopped totally”, Rafique says.

Rafique says that was when pigs started dying by the thousands, raising murmurs of an ‘African Swine Fever’ outbreak, it came as a double whammy to her and others in the sector.

Rafique further rues that lack of clarity in Government rules and order has further complicated the situation. “In their (Govt) press releases, there is no clarity. Once, there was an order that pig feed was cancelled, which was actually a typing error. This caused the piggery farmers a lot of anxiety.”

“There were reports in the media that pork has been banned across the state; whereas, it was later clarified that the meat had only been banned in the 6 districts with the highest number of deaths across Assam”, Rafique added.

What it Means for the Piggery Farmers:

Thousands of piggery owners, many of whom took loans to get the business started, are now staring at an uncertain future. None could have anticipated this catastrophe, as they see their income source dry up.

“We have never seen deaths of pigs in this scale ever in my life. I have contacted many of my friends in districts across Assam, and they all report the same thing. I am a Mishing man, and we rear pigs as a tradition. In my area, I surmise at least 3,000 pigs could potentially have died due to this mysterious disease...:tiphat:https://insidene.com/2020/04/30/pigg...2000-pigs-dead

 

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Assam faces a new quarantine challenge after 2282 pigs die of ‘strange flu’


Following the outbreak of an “unknown disease”, neighbouring states of Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, and Arunachal Pradesh also took safety measures such as quarantining of animals.
Samir K Purkayastha
Guwahati,
6:32 AM, 30 April, 2020
Updated 6:34 AM, 30 April, 2020
Pigs in the two states of Assam and Arunachal are suffering from some kind of flu and so their government has asked people to source pork from within the state for consumption.
Assam is facing a new challenge of quarantining pigs, as a mysterious flu has already killed as many as 2282 pigs in six districts of the state, prompting the state government to ban the purchase and sale of pork. Assam is home to a wide population of 2.10 million pigs.

Following the outbreak of an “unknown disease” with symptoms of the highly contagious African Swine Flu (ASF), neighbouring states of Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, and Arunachal Pradesh also took several safety measures such as quarantining of animals and banning its import.

The Union Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairy issued an advisory to all north-eastern states to adopt strict bio-security and bio-safety measures, including restrictions on movement of pigs. According to sources in the ministry, these states are asked to constantly monitor the situation and report any abnormality.

“Prima facie it appears as ASF but we can be sure only after getting reports of the sample sent to the National Institute of High Security Animal Diseases, Bhopal in Madhya Pradesh,” said Manoj Saikia, Chairman of the Assam Livestock and Poultry Corporation Limited.
The report is expected in a day or two, he told The Federal over phone.

During the first week of April 2020, the first case of this “unknown” flu was reported in the Changlang district of Arunachal Pradesh, bordering Myanmar. The attention of the veterinary department was drawn towards a large number of pigs suffering from high fever, and showing other flu symptoms, resulting in the death of the affected animals within a few days.

Similar mortalities were also reported from areas in and around Itanagar, capital of Arunachal Pradesh. Following this,...

From Dhemaji the “disease” has now spread to Lakhimpur, Sivasagar, Jorhat, Dibrugarh, and Biswanath, he added. Meghalaya, Nagaland and Mizoram, the three high pork-consuming states of the region, banned the import of pigs from other states and also asked farmers to quarantine their animals.

..“We are now waiting for the report to come. If the disease turns out to be ASF or some other unknown flu, then we will have to take the harsh measures of culling the animal in the affected areas,” Saikia said. He added that as of now, the measures taken to protect the animals are akin to steps taken to save humans from COVID-19. “We are also taking measures like quarantining animals, restricting their movements, so on and so forth,” he said, adding there is apparently no vaccine or medicine for this strange disease.
....According to the last census done in 2019, the pig population in Assam is 21 lakh. But there are many unaccounted pigs reared by people at home.


President of the North East Progressive Pig Farmers Association, Manoj Kumar Basumatary, stated that the death toll in Assam could be more than the government figures as many farmers did not report the number of deaths to the veterinary department...


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Swine fever transport slur in Assam


Vehicles bound for Nagaland upon entering Shrirampur checkgate pass through Guwahati, Nagaon and Golaghat in Assam

By Hiranya Barman in Guwahati

• Published 1.05.20, 1:32 AM
• Updated 1.05.20, 1:32 AM

The Assam veterinary department has been tight-lipped on a pig-laden tru-ck allegedly entering through Shirampur gate en route to Nagaland amid the ban on transportation of pigs due to swine fever.

Srirampur checkgate is on the Assam-Bengal border.

An order from the department of animal husbandry and veterinary department on April 26 ruled that transportation of pigs from outside the state is prohibited and the transportation of live pigs or pig meat/products outside the state is prohibited with immediate effect.

“We didn’t receive any input regarding a truck laden with pigs entering Srirampur gate,” state animal husbandry and veterinary director Pulin Das said.

Sources in the department said a truck approached Sirampur gate on Monday and department officials didn’t initiate formalities as normally done for trucks.

“Officials didn’t take note of the truck number, its owner and where it is coming from. We take note of details of a particular vehicle when we give them clearance certificate to enter the gate. We don’t know the truck’s whereabouts,” a veterinary official said.

“A truck from Punjab approached the gate two to three days ago. It was allowed to enter and travel to Nagaland. The truck had valid documents,” Kokrajhar superintendent of police Rakesh Roushan said.
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Sources also said pigs were also seen in Dimapur railway station on Tuesday and that pigs were brought to the state via rail on Monday.

Northeast Progressive Pig Farmers’ Association President Manoj Basumatary said the association will move the state government for a complete a ban on movement of pork meat in Assam.

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Atul Bora meet on pig disease


According to official figures, around 2,000 pigs have died in Dhemaji, North Lakhimpur, Biswanath, Dibrugarh, Sivasagar and Jorhat

By A Staff Reporter in Guwahati

• Published 1.05.20, 1:35 AM
• Updated 1.05.20, 1:35 AM

• Assam animal husbandry and veterinary minister Atul Bora on Thursday visited Majuli and Golaghat districts in Upper Assam and discussed with department officials the measures to be taken to stop spread of the “unknown” disease that has killed many pigs in six districts in neighbouring districts.

According to official figures, around 2,000 pigs have died in Dhemaji, North Lakhimpur, Biswanath, Dibrugarh, Sivasagar and Jorhat because of the “unknown” disease. People, however, claim that the number of dead pigs is several thousand.

The veterinary department is still waiting for the reports from National Institute of High Security Animal Diseases (NIHSAD), Bhopal, where samples from affected pigs were sent to confirm whether the “unknown” disease is African swine fever.

So far, African swine fever has not been detected in India.

“We are still waiting for its report,” said Pulin Das, director of veterinary and animal husbandry. The samples were delivered at NIHSAD on Sunday and results were expected in two days. A two-member doctor team, constituted by the veterinary department, reached Majuli on Thursday and collecting samples from infected pigs.

D.D. Barman, veterinary officer of Majuli, said along with local veterinary doctors. The team is also working on creating awareness about need to keep pigs isolated.

He said according to reports collected from the village level, the number of pigs that have died so far in Majuli is around 2,000 and the number was 207 on Thursday alone.“We have vaccinated around 18,400 pigs by April 11 and it takes a pig at least 20 days to develop immunity after being vaccinated,” said Barman.

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Vety students to help fight pig disease
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GUWAHATI, April 30 - The State government will engage the postgraduate level students of the College of Veterinary Science in its bid to contain the unknown disease which led to the death of more than 2,000 pigs in six districts of Assam.

An official source said that the student engagement process will start after receiving the final report from the Bhopal-based National Institute of High Security Animal Diseases, to which the State veterinary department has sent samples of infected pigs to ascertain the disease.

After the report comes, the department will act on the issue by following Central government guidelines, the source said. The disease originated in Dhemaji district and spread to Dibrugarh, Sivasagar, Jorhat, Lakhimpur and Biswanath. At present, the highest number of pigs died in Dhemaji district, followed by Sivasagar district.....:tiphat:http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/...ay0120/city063

 

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Watch: After Death of over 2000 Pigs, 42000 Piggery Owners in Assam Stare at Uncertain Future

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African swine flu knock for first time in the country via Assam, new crisis erupted between Corona

• Publish Date: Mon, 04 May 2020 01:28 AM (IST)

African swine flu knocks for the first time in the country via Assam; Corona sparked by new crisis

Guwahati African swine flu has knocked in the country for the first time through Assam. So far 2,500 pigs have died in 306 villages of Assam due to this very dangerous infectious disease. However, the disease has no relation to the corona virus.
State Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Minister Atul Bora said, "Despite the permission from the Center, the state government will consider other options for controlling this highly contagious disease rather than killing pigs immediately." He told, 'National Institute of High Security Animal Diseases (NIHSAD) Bhopal has confirmed the African Swine Flu (ASF). The central government has said that for the first time in the country, this disease has knocked.


...He said that the veterinary department would collect samples and examine them within a radius of one kilometer of the affected area. Only those pigs that are infected will be killed. The state government has urged the neighboring states to stop the movement of pigs here so that the infection does not spread....:tiphat:https://www.jagran.com/news/national...-20241703.html

 

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Here’s why Northeast people should consider stop eating pork for the time being
TNT Bureau

Shillong, May 02:

The people of Northeast India should consider stop eating pork for the time being after it was confirmed that pigs in the region are suffering from African Swine Flu.

The Meghalaya Government today decided to stop inter-district movement of pigs after the reports of test samples from ICAR Bhopal laboratory confirmed that the pigs in the North Eastern States are suffering from African swine fever.

“The ban on inter-district movement of pigs will be enforced for the next two weeks. We will again review the situation if the ban needs to be extended,” Deputy Chief Minister, Prestone Tynsong told reporters here today.

According to Tynsong, the samples which were sent for testing were taken from those areas in Assam and Arunachal Pradesh where there were reports of pigs being infected by some kind of flu.

“We had received the report today which confirmed that the pigs in the region are infected by the African swine fever,” Deputy Chief Minister said.

He further said that in view of this, the State Government as well as the Animal Husbandry and Veterinary department also took the decision to continue with the ban on importing of pigs from outside the State.

“We don’t want the infection to spread to our state even though till today we don’t have a single case of pigs being infected by this flu. The previous order will remain and continue. There will be no import of pigs from outside the State,” he said.....:tiphat:https://thenortheasttoday.com/heres-...he-time-being/

 

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First case of African swine flu in India, 2,500 pigs died in Assam

....Atul Bora, Assam's animal husbandry and veterinary minister Despite the approval from the state government center, instead of killing the pigs immediately, there is no other way to stop the spread of this deadly infectious disease. Naagi. He said that the disease has nothing to do with Kovid-19. Bora said, "National Institute of High Security Animal Diseases (NIHSAD)..:tiphat:https://navbharattimes.indiatimes.co...w/75524238.cms

 

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African Swine Flu detected in India; 2,500 pigs killed in Assam

Vartha Bharati | 04-05-2020 | 00:09:00 IST

Guwahati: The Assam government on Sunday said the first instance of African Swine Flu has been detected in the state and it has already killed around 2,500 pigs across 306 villages.

Despite a go-ahead from the Centre, the state government will not resort to culling of the pigs immediately and will adopt an alternate mechanism to prevent the spread of the highly contagious disease, Assam Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Minister Atul Bora said at a press conference.

He said the disease has no relation at all with COVID-19.

"The National Institute of High Security Animal Diseases (NIHSAD), Bhopal has confirmed that it is African Swine Flu (ASF). The central government has informed us that it is the first instance of the disease in the country," Bora said.

As per a 2019 census by the department, the pig population was 21 lakh, but it has increased in recent times to around 30 lakh, he added.

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The further testing will be done in Assam itself in three labs here, but these will not be sufficient and officials concerned have been asked to contact the Health Department for this, he added.

The minister said that the state government has requested the neighbouring states to take steps so that there is no movement of pigs.
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"We will have a surveillance zone within 10 km radius so that no pigs are transported out of the area or no feed is moved from a different location. We will also do GPS mapping," Bora said.

He, however, said the disease has not spread much yet and around 2,500 pigs have died due to ASF across 306 villages in seven districts in the state.

"The disease was detected during the last part of February. However, it started in April 2019 in China at a village of Xizang province bordering Arunachal Pradesh. It is suspected that the disease crossed over to Arunachal Pradesh and then reached Assam," Bora said.

Usually pigs roaming freely are infected, but off late those in the farms are also seen affected, he added.

"In a particular case of one farmer, whose 230 pigs have died, his employee's personal pig died due to this. So it is suspected that the employee carried the virus from his home to the farm and got the pigs infected. We have seen it in some other farms also. So humans also carry this virus," Bora said. :tiphatn shoes and clothes:tiphat:

The Veterinary Department started giving the vaccine of classical swine flu to the pigs after this outbreak, but it was stopped as there was a danger of spreading the virus through the doctor, he added.

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