Philippines: 2019-2021 African Swine Fever

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Source: https://www.sunstar.com.ph/article/...ine-Fever-infects-hogs-in-Davao-Oriental-town

ASF infects hogs in Davao Oriental town
RALPH LAWRENCE G. LLEMIT
January 21, 2021

THE Municipal Government of Boston in Davao Oriental confirmed that the African Swine Fever (ASF) has now reached their area.

In a Facebook post, the Municipal Government revealed that the deadly hog virus had entered the locality after the confirmatory result coming from the Department of Agriculture-Davao Region (DA-Davao) came out positive.

The local government said samples were taken from Purok Dahlia and Santan in Barangay Poblacion...

 

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Source: https://phys.org/news/2021-02-african-swine-fever-decimates-philippine.html


February 1, 2021
African swine fever decimates Philippine pig stocks
by SciDev.Net

African swine fever (ASF) sweeping through the Philippines has wiped out over a third of the country's pig stocks, threatening food security in a country already reeling from the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

A source requesting anonymity tell SciDev.Net that the Department of Agriculture has underestimated the devastation caused by the ASF virus, which has resulted in severe shortages of pork, an important part of the Filipino diet. The source says this has led to a rise in prices of many food items.

"The official figures of 431,000 cited by the department of agriculture as the number of hogs culled during the infestation period is an underestimation," says the source. "Private industry hog raisers estimate that the actual figure is around 4.7 million heads affected by ASF, which is over a third (or 36 percent) of the total population."

Even breeder stock important for reviving the pork industry that is valued at PHP260 billion (US$4.97 billion), has been decimated by ASF, the source adds. Also, some hog raisers have downsized their pork production to minimize business losses already estimated at US$1.2 billion.

"Such significant losses in production directly contribute to the impoverishment of livestock-breeding families, drastically reducing their opportunities to access health care and education, and sometimes leading to loss in social status," Monique Eloit, World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) director general, tells SciDev.Net.

ASF has hit backyard farmers harder than commercial pork producers. "It negatively affects the livelihoods of numerous poor households that depend on pigs as a source of protein and income, as means to capitalize savings, and as 'safety nets' during times of hardship," says Eloit. "Many such farmers have lost or will lose their businesses because of ASF."...

 

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Source: https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1129493


Close to 42K pigs culled in Davao Region due to ASF
By Che Palicte February 3, 2021, 8:34 pm


DAVAO CITY – The Department of Agriculture in Region 11 (DA-11) reported Wednesday that a total of 41,831 pigs in the entire region were culled due to the African swine fever (ASF).

Dr. Armie Capuyan, DA-11 ASF focal person, said 23,326 pigs were culled in Davao Occidental, 6,431 in Davao del Sur, 4,463 in Davao City, 4,599 in Davao del Norte, 2,330 in Davao de Oro, and 682 in Davao Oriental.

“For the province of Davao Occidental, they do not have reported cases as of now and those ASF affected areas before are becoming the primary candidate for swine repopulation. However, it is still subject to an assessment of the DA-11 technical team,” Capuyan said during a press briefing here...

 

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Source: https://www.philstar.com/nation/2021/02/07/2075881/asf-spreads-3-more-leyte-towns


ASF spreads to 3 more Leyte towns
Miriam Desacada (The Philippine Star) - February 7, 2021 - 12:00am

TACLOBAN CITY, Philippines — The Eastern Visayas regional offices of the Department of Agriculture (DA) and Philippine Information Agency have partnered to disseminate the government’s plan to manage and control the spread of African swine fever (ASF), which has affected three more towns in Leyte.

In a virtual briefing on Friday, DA regional director Angel Enriquez said hogs in Tanauan, Palo and MacArthur are the latest to be infected with the swine disease.

The affected areas are Barangays Bislig in Tanauan, Kauswagan and Liwayway in MacArthur and Baras in Palo...

 

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Source: https://mb.com.ph/2021/02/20/african-swine-fever-reported-in-pastrana-leyte/

African Swine Fever reported in Pastrana, Leyte
Published February 20, 2021, 4:28 PM
by Marie Tonette Marticio

TACLOBAN CITY – Two barangays in Pastrana, Leyte have cases of African Swine Fever (ASF) based on the laboratory result handed by Department of Agriculture-8 Regional Executive Director Angel Enriquez.

Pastrana Mayor Maritess Marcos confirmed cases in Barangay Jones and Calsadahay in a collaborative meeting last Friday with 29 barangay chairmen in the municipality, together with the municipal agriculturist to address issues and concerns concerning the outbreak of ASF in Leyte.

Pastrana is the eighth municipality in Leyte infested with ASF that has also spread in La Paz, Javier, Dulag, Tanauan, Palo, Burauen, and MacArthur...

 

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Source: https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1131578


ASF plagues 2 more Leyte towns
By Sarwell Meniano February 23, 2021, 3:00 pm

TACLOBAN CITY – The African swine fever (ASF) continues to spread in Leyte province with two more towns listed as affected areas.

Department of Agriculture Eastern Visayas regional information officer Francis Rosaroso said on Tuesday samples taken from pigs in three villages of Pastrana and Burauen towns tested positive for ASF.

All hogs within a 500-meter radius from the confirmed cases in the three villages would be subjected to depopulation immediately to prevent the viral disease from spreading...

 

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Source: https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1131900


Tacloban records 1st ASF case
By Sarwell Meniano February 26, 2021, 12:46 pm

TACLOBAN CITY – A team from the city veterinary office will complete the checking of all pigs within the 500-meter radius on Friday after the city logged the first African swine fever (ASF) case.

City veterinarian Eunice Alcantara said in a phone interview the nine hogs in backyard farms in the city were tagged by authorities for disposal during a thorough check on Thursday.

“We hope to complete checking all pigs within the 500-meter radius within today (Feb. 26) to prevent the spread of ASF in the city. Only one pig has been infected and we consider this as an isolated case,” Alcantara told the Philippine News Agency (PNA).

On Wednesday, Department of Agriculture Regional executive director Angel Enriquez, in a meeting with Mayor Alfred Romualdez, handed over a laboratory result confirming the sample collected from Barangay San Jose is positive for ASF.

Alcantara said ASF reached the city’s San Jose district considering its proximity to ASF-infected villages in Palo...

 

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Source: https://www.manilatimes.net/2021/03/07/news/regions/38-villages-in-cagayan-affected-by-asf/848081/


38 villages in Cagayan affected by ASF
By Leander C. Domingo, TMT
March 7, 2021

TUGUEGARAO CITY: The Provincial Veterinary Office (PVO) here said the province continues to struggle against the African swine fever (ASF) in 11 towns.

According to Cagayan PVO chief Noli Buen, the severe viral disease is still present in 38 barangay (villages) of 11 municipalities and still affecting 1,019 hog raisers.

The villages affected by ASF from January up to the present include Carallangan in Alcala town; Centro West and Dagupan in Allacapan town; Dodan, Gaddang, Macanaya, Maura, Paddaya, Tallungan, Bukig, Caagaman, Toran and Paruddun Norte in Aparri town; Monte Alegre in Amulung town; San Vicente and Bagunot in Baggao town; and Pattao in Buguey town.

Also affected are Catayauan, Rosario, Sta. Maria, Bagumbayan, Alaguia and San Lorenzo in Lal-lo town; Minanga Sur and Sta. Teresa of Iguig town; Dassun in Solana town; Centro Norte, Dungao, Masical, Namuccayan, Sta. Felicitas, Tamucco, Matalao, San Manuel and Lattac in Sto. Ni?o town; and Casambalangan, Centro and Rapuli in Sta. Ana town.

Buen said up to 3,692 domestic pigs from the villages have been culled to prevent the spread of ASF...

 

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Source: https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1135192


DA confirms first ASF outbreak in Samar Island
By Sarwell Meniano March 29, 2021, 1:41 pm

TACLOBAN CITY ? The African swine fever (ASF) has spread to Lope de Vega, Northern Samar, the Department of Agriculture (DA) confirmed on Monday.

DA Region 8 (Eastern Visayas) Technical Director Elvira Torres said it was the first confirmed outbreak outside Leyte province, prompting the agency to send teams to investigate how ASF reached one of the town?s backyard farms.

?There are reports that the virus was carried by a person who visited the hog farm. Traveling from a place with ASF could lead to new outbreaks without proper biosecurity practices,? Torres said in a virtual press briefing Monday...

 

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Source: https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1139003


Swine fever plagues 19 towns, cities in E. Visayas
By Sarwell Meniano May 4, 2021, 2:50 pm

TACLOBAN CITY ? African swine fever (ASF) still plagues 19 towns and cities in Eastern Visayas as authorities rushed to contain the animal disease in four of the region?s six provinces, the Department of Agriculture (DA) reported on Tuesday.

The ASF virus is now present in Abuyog, Javier, La Paz, Dulag, MacArthur, Tanauan, Palo, Pastrana, Burauen, Tacloban City, Jaro, Mayorga, Carigara, Tolosa, Tabontabon, and Dagami in Leyte; Lope de Vega, Northern Samar; Silago, Southern Leyte; and Calbayog City, Samar.

?The ASF infection is now controlled especially in three provinces outside Leyte. Cases have been recorded in just one village in Northern Samar and Southern Leyte and two villages in Samar. There has been a very intensive information drive done by the provincial governments. They have controlled spread through strict border control,? DA Eastern Visayas regional executive director Angel Enriquez said in a press briefing.

The experience in Leyte has taught lessons to local government units in other provinces in Eastern Visayas, Enriquez said...

 

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Source: https://www.philstar.com/nation/2021/05/19/2099199/swine-fever-spreads-catbalogan-calbayog


Swine fever spreads to Catbalogan, Calbayog
Miriam Desacada (The Philippine Star
) - May 19, 2021 - 12:00am

TACLOBAN CITY, Philippines ? African swine fever (ASF) has spread to the cities of Calbayog and Catbalogan in Samar, the Department of Agriculture (DA)-Eastern Visayas regional office confirmed yesterday.

Ernestine Iba?ez, DA regional coordinator for ASF, said it was the fourth ASF outbreak in Eastern Visayas, which has affected 17 towns and three cities.

The DA regional office deployed teams to investigate how the ASF virus affected backyard hog farms in the two cities...

 

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Source: https://www.rappler.com/nation/african-swine-fever-infects-abra-wild-pigs

African swine fever infects Abra’s wild pigs
May 28, 2021 8:45 PM PHT
Frank Cimatu
Baguio City, Philippines

The Department of Agriculture - Cordillera says it is still investigating how these wild pigs were affected by ASF

TINEG in Abra is one of the few towns in the Philippines which remains free from COVID-19. The place is so remote that it often takes more than two days of hiking to reach the place.

And yet, African swine fever has already reached Tineg through the wild boars that roam the forests of the remote town.

The Department of Agriculture - Cordillera (DA-CAR) said that it received reports from hunters that wild pigs in Tineg as well as in other remote towns of Abra like Boliney, Malibcong, and Daguioman already got the deadly disease that affects mostly pigs.

DA Cordillera Regional Director Cameron Odsey said they are still investigating how these wild pigs were affected by ASF...

 

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Source: https://businessmirror.com.ph/2021/06/09/da-reports-decline-in-asf-outbreaks-2/

DA reports decline in ASF outbreaks
byJasper Y. Arcalas
June 9, 2021

The number of active African swine fever (ASF) outbreaks in the country is continuously declining as it has fallen to just 19 barangays in nine provinces, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said.

DA data showed as of June 4, active ASF cases are only observed in 19 barangays nationwide, noting that the government’s efforts against the dreaded hog disease has been effective.

In a virtual news briefing on Tuesday, the DA said the ASF-affected barangays are located in Abra, Apayao, Mountain Province, Ilocos Norte, Cagayan, Eastern Samar, nine in Leyte, two in Northern Samar, and Davao Occidental.

In terms of ASF positive samples, the DA’s Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI) recorded only 176 positive samples in May, the lowest in a year or since the 152 ASF positive samples recorded in May of last year...

 

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Source: https://www.philstar.com/nation/2021/06/18/2106360/asf-hits-ilocos-norte-town


ASF hits Ilocos Norte town
Artemio Dumlao
(The Philippine Star) - June 18, 2021 - 12:00am

BAGUIO CITY , Philippines — The Ilocos Norte provincial veterinary office has intensified monitoring and surveillance of pig farms and slaughterhouses after a remote sitio in Solsona town reported its first case of African swine fever (ASF).

“Unfortunately, we have documented our index case in Solsona, which is close to Apayao and Abra, both of which have ASF outbreaks. We are still investigating if wild pigs from the mountains have triggered the entry of ASF in the area,” provincial veterinarian Loida Valenzuela said.

Around 30 hogs within the 500-meter radius of the affected area were culled to prevent the spread of the swine disease...

 

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Source: https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1144355


2 new ASF cases confirmed in MisOr town
By Franck Dick Rosete June 21, 2021, 2:51 pm

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The provincial veterinary office (ProVet) in Misamis Oriental on Monday confirmed two new positive cases of the African swine fever (ASF) in two villages in Manticao town.

The new cases found in Purok 10, Tuod village, and Sitio Mariposa, Cabalantian village came after two weeks of zero cases of ASF in those areas, according to ProVet chief Dr. Benjamin Resma.

"They are being affected again. We already detected cases (of ASF) before in the said areas, and now there are new cases," he said...

 

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Source: https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1145199


Over 1K pigs culled in 2 Ilocos Norte towns due to ASF
By Leilanie Adriano June 28, 2021, 5:13 pm

LAOAG CITY – More than 1,000 pigs in Solsona and its neighboring Dingras town in Ilocos Norte have been culled to contain the spread of African swine fever (ASF), the Provincial Veterinary Office reported on Monday.

While depopulation is ongoing within the infected zone, Dr. Loida Valenzuela, provincial veterinarian, has urged hog raisers to cooperate with local authorities by reporting an unusual death of pigs in their areas and to refrain from feeding them with swills or getting their water from an irrigation canal.

According to Valenzuela, they are still investigating what triggered the outbreak which started in the remote Manalpac village in Solsona town with a few number of small hog raisers...

 

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Source: https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1149430

Swine fever plagues 42 towns, cities in Eastern Visayas
By Sarwell Meniano August 5, 2021, 1:34 pm

TACLOBAN CITY – African swine fever (ASF) has now affected 42 towns and cities in Eastern Visayas this week, raising concern that the animal disease could spread to other areas in the region if farmers and local authorities will be complacent.

DA Eastern Visayas regional technical director Elvira Torres said in a meeting on Thursday that hog industry stakeholders should step up efforts to manage the ASF spread down to the farm level.

As of July 31, ASF-affected areas in Leyte are Abuyog, Javier, La Paz, Dulag, MacArthur, Tanauan, Palo, Burauen, Sta. Fe, San Miguel, Tunga, Barugo, Mahaplag, Leyte, Pastrana, Tacloban City, Mayorga, Jaro, Carigara, Tolosa, Dagami, Tabontabon, Ormoc City, Tabango, Matag-ob, Kananga, and Calubian.

In other provinces, towns plagued by ASF are Dolores, Oras, Jipapad, and Balangiga in Eastern Samar; Silago and Sogod in Southern Leyte; Calbayog City, Catbalogan City, Sta. Rita, Hinabangan, Basey, and Sta. Margarita in Samar; and Lope de Vega, Catarman, and Mondragon in Northern Samar...

 

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Source: https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1150997

ASF hits another Ilocos Norte town
By Leilanie Adriano August 19, 2021, 8:10 pm

LAOAG CITY – Another town in Ilocos Norte has been added to the red zone map of African swine fever (ASF) after two barangays in Banna town were found to have been infected with the highly contagious viral disease.

Municipal agriculturist Alan Palaspas confirmed this in a radio interview on Thursday as he reported there are 220 hogs in Barangay Crispina and 424 in Barangay Valdez are needed to be culled to arrest further spread of ASF to nearby villages and towns.

As of this posting, the Municipal Agriculture Office and the Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office are preparing for the animal burial site, which should be far from residential areas...

 

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Source: https://news.abs-cbn.com/video/news/08/30/21/african-swine-fever-hits-4-cagayan-towns

African swine fever hits 4 Cagayan towns
ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 30 2021 12:09 PM

MANILA – Four towns in the province of Cagayan are affected by the African swine fever (ASF), the province’s acting veterinarian said Monday.

Dr. Noli Buen said the spread of ASF in the four municipalities was confirmed on July 29. Before that, the last cases in the province were reported on May 21.

Buen said the disease may have reached the towns because municipal officials failed to conduct checkpoint operations amid the COVID-19 pandemic...