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Malaysia: 2021 African Swine Fever

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Shiloh

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Source: https://www.theborneopost.com/2021/02/20/domestic-pigs-in-pitas-infected-with-african-swine-flu/


Domestic pigs in Pitas infected with African Swine Flu
Posted on February 20, 2021, Saturday at 11:05 PM Sabah

KOTA KINABALU: The Sabah Department of Veterinary Services has linked the recent deaths of scores of pigs in Pitas district to a possible outbreak of the deadly African swine fever.

However, Deputy Chief Minister cum Agriculture and Fisheries Minister Datuk Seri Panglima Dr Jeffrey Kitingan said further tests will still have to be carried out to confirm it.

“Initial tests showed that eight of the 13 samples collected from the pigs in Pitas showed positive results for ASF. Currently, the Department of Veterinary Services in Putrajaya is conducting the confirmatory tests for this disease via DNA sequencing and we should be able to get the results in a day or two,” he said in a statement here today...
 
African swine fever, Malaysia

...
Causal agent* African swine fever virus
6 Serotype/genotype/subtype* Genotype 2
Reason for immediate
notification*
First occurrence in the country
...

Epidemiological comments

EN: The first reported case involved wild boar mortality. Following the
death of wild boar in Kinabatangan (which tested negative with
conventional PCR by Sabah Department of Veterinary Services Laboratory),
the disease investigation was extended to the neighboring district, where
the first case of mortality involving backyard pigs in Pitas was reported.
After the laboratory confirmation, the surveillance is intensified and
extended to other districts encompassing the 50 km radius from the index
case. Sabah Wildlife Department reported on the wild boar mortality in
Beluran district, where samples were taken and found positive for African
swine fever. Surveillance then expanded outside the containment zone to
cover the whole Sabah State. Currently, surveillance is conducted and
intensified in the whole country.
...

https://www.oie.int/fileadmin/Home/...f/CUTOVER_OIE-WAHIS/MALAYSIA_ASF_26022021.pdf
 
Source: https://www.theborneopost.com/2021/03/07/pig-virus-spreads-to-other-districts/

Pig virus spreads to other districts
Posted on March 7, 2021, Sunday at 8:12 PM Sabah

KOTA KINABALU: The African Swine Fever (ASF) virus has now spread to other districts, infecting both domestic pigs and their cousins, the wild bearded pigs.

In a statement here today, Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Seri Panglima Dr Jeffrey Kitingan said the virus was detected among domestic pigs in Kota Marudu and Pitas as well as wild bearded pigs in Lahad Datu, Sandakan, Kinabatangan, Beluran and Telupid.

“This includes the case of a dead wild bearded pig at a resort in the Kinabatangan district which went viral on social media last week,” he said.

Fortunately, he said commercial pig farms in Tawau, Sandakan, Tenom, Papar, Tuaran and Penampang that supply most Sabah’s pork products are still free of the ASF virus...
 
Source: https://www.theborneopost.com/2021/03/17/swine-fever-spreads-128-bearded-pigs-die/


Swine fever spreads, 128 bearded pigs die
Posted on March 17, 2021, Wednesday at 9:51 PM Sabah

KOTA KINABALU: The African Swine Fever (ASF) virus has now spread widely among the vulnerable Bornean bearded pigs with at least 128 confirmed deaths.

Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Seri Panglima Dr Jeffrey Kitingan in a statement here today said the government fears for the survival of the species especially because the population of the Bornean bearded pigs is already declining.

?I am concerned the ASF will further decrease their population at a much faster rate,? he said...
 
Source: https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nat...resh-curbs-on-movement-of-swine-pork-products

African Swine Fever now in Sabah's interior, fresh curbs on movement of swine, pork products
By MUGUNTAN VANAR
Friday, 23 Apr 2021 3:23 PM MYT

KOTA KINABALU: The first case of African Swine Fever (ASF) has been detected in an interior district in Sabah since the January outbreak that affected mainly the northern and eastern parts of the state.

The State Veterinary Services Department (DVS) has reported at least one case of ASF in the interior Nabawan, bringing the number of affected districts to 10.

Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Seri Dr Jeffrey Kitingan said that as of April 18, a total of 169 wild bearded pigs had been confirmed positive for ASF.

?In addition, we have culled 398 head of backyard pigs while 535 have died because of the fever...
 
Immediate notification
African swine fever virus (Inf. with) , Malaysia
...
COUNTRY OR ZONE
ZONE

DISEASE
African swine fever virus (Inf. with)

STARTED ON
04-11-2021

ANIMAL TYPE
TERRESTRIAL

CONFIRMED ON
05-12-2021

REASON
First occurrence in a zone or a compartment

CAUSAL AGENT
African swine fever virus

ENDED ON
-

DISEASE CATEGORY
OIE-listed

REPORTED ON
13-12-2021

LAST OCCURRENCE
-

...
Epidemiology

SOURCE OF EVENT OR ORIGIN OF INFECTION
- Unknown or inconclusive


EPIDEMIOLOGICAL COMMENTS
Genotype 2 was identified. The first reported case involved wild boar mortality. Following the death of wild boar in sub district Bidor within District of Batang Padang, Perak state, the disease investigation was extended to the neighboring sub district, Sungkai, where there were mortality involving wild boar reported. After the laboratory confirmation, the Department of Veterinary Services (DVS) is intensively conducting the control measures at the infected area, enhance public awareness and surveillance throughout the country. The whole swine industry players in Malaysia are all vigilant and DVS has urged them to strengthen their farm biosecurity. Epidemiological investigation still on going to conclude the source of infection.

...
OUTBREAKS 4
...

Outbreaks

ob_93592 - Estet Bukit Katho, Kg. Poh, Bidor

OUTBREAK REFERENCE
VRI 008641/2021 (2)

STARTED ON
01-12-2021

EPIDEMIOLOGICAL UNIT
Village

NUMBER OF OUTBREAKS
-

ENDED ON
-

AFFECTED POPULATION DESCRIPTION
The affected animal was a wild boar in the oil palm plantation (found dead - autolyzed carcass in 4-5 days)

APPROXIMATE LOCATION
Estet Bukit Katho, Kg. Poh, Bidor

FIRST ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
Perak

SECOND ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
Batang Padang

THIRD ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
-

GEOGRAPHIC COORDINATES
Lat : 4.077106

Long : 101.325447


SPECIES MEASURING UNIT SUSCEPTIBLE CASES DEATHS KILLED AND DISPOSED OF SLAUGHTERED/KILLED FOR COMMERCIAL USE VACCINATED
Wild boar (Sus scrofa):Suidae-Artiodactyla NEW Animal - 1 1 - - 0
TOTAL Animal - 1 1 - - 0
- NEW Animal - 1 1 - - 0
TOTAL Animal - 1 1 - - 0
...

ob_93593 - Ladang Kelapa Sawit Narborough (FELCRA), Sungkai

OUTBREAK REFERENCE
VRI 008680/2021

STARTED ON
28-10-2021

EPIDEMIOLOGICAL UNIT
Other

NUMBER OF OUTBREAKS
-

ENDED ON
-

AFFECTED POPULATION DESCRIPTION
The affected animal was a wild boar in the oil palm plantation (found dead - only skeletons remained)

APPROXIMATE LOCATION
Ladang Kelapa Sawit Narborough (FELCRA), Sungkai

FIRST ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
Perak

SECOND ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
Batang Padang

THIRD ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
-

GEOGRAPHIC COORDINATES
Lat : 4.027316

Long : 101.322812


SPECIES MEASURING UNIT SUSCEPTIBLE CASES DEATHS KILLED AND DISPOSED OF SLAUGHTERED/KILLED FOR COMMERCIAL USE VACCINATED
Wild boar (Sus scrofa):Suidae-Artiodactyla NEW Animal - 1 1 - - 0
TOTAL Animal - 1 1 - - 0
- NEW Animal - 1 1 - - 0
TOTAL Animal - 1 1 - - 0
...

ob_93594 - Kg. Perlok, Sungkai

OUTBREAK REFERENCE
VRI 008681/2021

STARTED ON
22-11-2021

EPIDEMIOLOGICAL UNIT
Village

NUMBER OF OUTBREAKS
-

ENDED ON
-

AFFECTED POPULATION DESCRIPTION
The affected animal was a wild boar in the wood (found dead - only skeletons remained)

APPROXIMATE LOCATION
Kg. Perlok, Sungkai

FIRST ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
Perak

SECOND ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
Batang Padang

THIRD ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
-

GEOGRAPHIC COORDINATES
Lat : 4.01076

Long : 101.331089


SPECIES MEASURING UNIT SUSCEPTIBLE CASES DEATHS KILLED AND DISPOSED OF SLAUGHTERED/KILLED FOR COMMERCIAL USE VACCINATED
Wild boar (Sus scrofa):Suidae-Artiodactyla NEW Animal - 1 1 - - 0
TOTAL Animal - 1 1 - - 0
- NEW Animal - 1 1 - - 0
TOTAL Animal - 1 1 - - 0
...

ob_93591 - Ladang Estet Sawit lama, Kg. Poh, Bidor

OUTBREAK REFERENCE
VRI 008641/2021

STARTED ON
05-11-2021

EPIDEMIOLOGICAL UNIT
Village

NUMBER OF OUTBREAKS
-

ENDED ON
-

AFFECTED POPULATION DESCRIPTION
The affected animal was a wild boar found in the oil palm plantation (found dead - only skeletons remained)

APPROXIMATE LOCATION
Ladang Estet Sawit lama, Kg. Poh, Bidor

FIRST ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
Perak

SECOND ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
Batang Padang

THIRD ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
-

GEOGRAPHIC COORDINATES
Lat : 4.084359

Long : 101.343398


SPECIES MEASURING UNIT SUSCEPTIBLE CASES DEATHS KILLED AND DISPOSED OF SLAUGHTERED/KILLED FOR COMMERCIAL USE VACCINATED
Wild boar (Sus scrofa):Suidae-Artiodactyla NEW Animal - 1 1 - - 0
TOTAL Animal - 1 1 - - 0
- NEW Animal - 1 1 - - 0
TOTAL Animal - 1 1 - - 0

...
https://wahis.oie.int/#/report-info?reportId=44346
 
Source: https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nat...wine-fever-found-in-boars-in-perak-and-pahang

African swine fever found in boars in Perak and Pahang
Saturday, 18 Dec 2021
8:40 AM MYT

KUALA LUMPUR: African swine fever (ASF) has been detected in wild boars in Bidor and Sungkai in Perak, and Jerantut in Pahang, says the Veterinary Services Dept.

In a statement on Friday (Dec 17), the department added that the spread of the viral disease is under control and commercially-reared pigs have not been infected...
 
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