PNG: 2020 Swine Fever

[Shiloh]

Source: https://news.pngfacts.com/2020/03/african-swine-fever-already-in-png.html

African Swine Fever already in PNG
Saturday, March 28, 2020 Business News, Headlines
The multi-million pork industry in PNG is now under threat with the African Swine Fever now in the country.

The Swine Fever is a virus which causes a hemorrhagic fever with high mortality rates in domestic pigs, killing pigs in large numbers as quickly as a week after infection.

Found in Mendi, Southern Highlands Province, it’s believed the disease was transported through carriers, including imported canned food...

 

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African swine fever confirmed in Papua New Guinea


Papua New Guinea has confirmed its first cases of African swine fever among village pigs, the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) said.
by The Pig Site
1 April 2020, at 10:06am
The cases occurred in four villages in the Mendi Munihu district of the Southern Highlands province, with a total of 396 free-ranging pigs dying from the disease, the Paris-based OIE said in a note, citing a report from Papua New Guinea's veterinary services.


The incident involving death of about 396 free ranging pigs was first reported by provincial livestock officer based in Mendi town on 5 March 2020. The clinical symptoms were primarily sudden deaths with some pigs surviving the outbreak.

The National Agriculture Quarantine and Inspection Authority (NAQIA) dispatched an investigating team on 11 Mar 2020 comprising a veterinarian, an epidemiologist and laboratory staff supported by local provincial livestock officers on the ground. A total of five pigs were investigated and whole blood and sera collected and subjected initially to African swine fever (ASF) antibody (Ab) rapid test kit. One dead pig was subjected to post-mortem examination and tissue samples collected. Two out of four pigs showed positive to ASF Ab rapid test kit. Samples were dispatched to the Veterinary Laboratory in Port Moresby. Samples were tested using ASF antigen ELISA test and repeat rapid test kit. Two pigs showed positive for ASF Ag ELISA test on sera and whole blood samples. Samples were dispatched to Australian Animal Health Laboratory (AAHL) on 20 March 2020 for confirmatory PCR testing. On 25 March 2020, AAHL confirmed African swine fever...:tiphat:https://thepigsite.com/news/2020/04/...pua-new-guinea

 

[Shiloh]

Source: https://en.brinkwire.com/news/african-swine-fever-spreads-rapidly-in-png/

African swine fever spreads rapidly in PNG
By Brinkwire on April 25, 2020

SYDNEY, April 24 (Xinhua) — African Swine Fever (ASF) has spread rapidly throughout Papua New Guinea (PNG) after being officially recorded in the country late last month.

Local newspaper, the Post Courier reported on Friday that there had been significant outbreaks in the Southern, Hela and Enga provinces.

The disease, not affecting humans but deadly in pigs, has been causing severe disruptions for the pork industries in some Asian countries in the past months.

PNG’s National Agriculture Quarantine and Inspection Authority (NAQIA) banned the export of pigs and pork products from the three affected provinces, and local farmers are calling for more action on the issue...

 

[Shiloh]

Source: https://news.pngfacts.com/2020/05/african-swine-fever-on-raise-in-pngs.html

African Swine Fever on the raise in PNG's Upper Highlands
Tuesday, May 19, 2020 Headlines, PNG News
The African Swine Fever (ASF) is spreading very quickly in the upper highlands in Papua New Guinea .
And the country's bio-security watchdog NAQIA, is in urgent need of funding support to beef up its bio-security measures to contain its spread...

 

[Shiloh]

Source: https://www.thenational.com.pg/district-hit-by-swine-fever-calls-for-help-to-fight-it/

District hit by swine fever, calls for help to fight it
June 1, 2020 The National National

THE remote Bosave local level government (LLG) in Nipa-Kutubu, Southern Highlands, has reported cases of African Swine Fever (ASF) which has left dozens of pigs dead.
Deputy provincial administrator Fiebik Kilip said it was now a concern where stakeholders, development partners such as Oil Search Ltd and Exxon Mobil and the MPs needed to step in to fight the disease.
Kilip said checkpoints had been established at various locations throughout the province and they needed support so that villagers engaged to check pigs on a 24-hour basis were properly funded so that work progressed effectively...