Thai Binh (VNA) – The transportation of pigs has been restrictedin the northern province of Thai Binh following an outbreak of African swinefever (ASF).
According to Pham Thanh Nhuong, head of the provincial department of livestockproduction and animal health, as Thai Binh has some 970,000 pigs, prevention ofthe outbreak is of utmost importance.
Four checkpoints were set up in Dong Do commune, Hung Ha district to controlthe transport of live pigs and pig products out of the infected areas, he said,adding that ASF-infected pigs had all been culled while chemicals and powderedlime were used to sterilise the infected areas and their vicinity.
Nhuong said all 87 samples taken from nearby farms were negative for thedisease.
Farmers were advised tostay calm and inform local animal health management units if they notice anoutbreak, rather than trying to sell their infected pigs, which could havewidespread effects across the country.
Mass pig deaths were reported in Dong Do commune on February 12. As of February17, 123 pigs had been culled.
The ASF virus does notaffect humans but cause haemorrhagic fever in pigs and wild boars that isalmost always fatal. There is no antidote or vaccine, and the only knownpreventative measure is a mass cull of infected livestock. The disease spreadsby contact between infected pigs or other wild animals.-VNA
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Infected pigs are all culled (Photo: VNA) 
