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Post outbreak in Maharashtra, surveillance on at border villages in Tapi
February 19, 2024 8:04 am
On Friday and Saturday, department officials visited villages in Uchhal, Nizar and Kukarmunda talukas in Tapi, which share border with Nandurbar, and took stock of the situation.
50 pigs culled so far in MP's Damoh after detection of African swine fever cases
December 29, 2022 6:29 pm
Around 1,000 more pigs might be culled if the initial measures intended at checking the spread of the infection does not prove to be effective, sources said.
African Swine Fever breakout in Punjab: Vet varsity holds discussion for pig farmers
August 24, 2022 7:41 pm
Dr Ashwani Kumar said that this was a viral disease of pigs, spread by ticks, wild pigs, diseased pigs and by raw meat offals
African swine fever reported in Assam: All you need to know about this non-zoonotic disease
July 19, 2022 3:26 pm
World Health Organisation for Animal Health states that ASF is a highly contagious viral disease of domestic and wild pigs, whose mortality rate can reach 100 per cent
Sikkim bans sale of pigs after African Swine Fever cases detected in state
May 25, 2022 9:52 pm
Animal Husbandry Department Secretary Dr P Senthil Kumar has cautioned the general public to refrain from eating pork after the death of a total of 117 pigs
Tripura: Govt prepares to cull pigs after confirmation of African Swine Fever outbreak in Sepahijala district
April 19, 2022 9:43 pm
Tripura Animal Resource Development Minister Bhagaban Das said samples of three pigs were sent for testing to the North Eastern Regional Disease Diagnostic Laboratory in Guwahati on April 13. The reports returned positive for African Swine Fever on April 16.
33,417 pigs have died in Mizoram due to African Swine Fever: Minister Beichhua
February 28, 2022 9:52 pm
Mizoram had banned the import of pigs from other states and neighbouring foreign countries for about 17 months between August 2020 and January 2022.
Thailand detects African swine fever in sample at slaughterhouse
January 11, 2022 6:16 pm
Authorities launched a probe at the weekend, after growing speculation in recent weeks that the disease was already decimating Thai pig herds.
African Swine Fever detected in Tripura, culling ensues
September 22, 2021 8:23 pm
The government has declared compensation ranging between Rs 2,200 to Rs 15,000 for pig rearers who have lost animals owing to the culling exercise.
US adds India to list of countries affected by African swine fever
March 26, 2021 7:12 am
ASF is a highly contagious animal disease of wild and domestic swine. It can spread rapidly in swine populations with extremely high rates of morbidity and mortality.
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