• Any death of pigs must be reported without fail
• Transportation of pig, wild boar or pork strictly prohibited
• Butchering of pig, wild boar or pork for consumption or sale prohibited
Kiphire, April 19 (MExN): The Kiphire District Administration has called upon the people of Kiphire district to be vigilant on outbreak of the African Swine Fever (ASF).
In a notification, Chief Veterinary and Animal Husbandry Officer informed that the “disease is highly contagious with 100% mortality and there is no treatment for the disease.”
Therefore, in order to prevent further spread of the disease and an attempt to control the outbreak, the District Administration has ordered that any death of pigs in any village or town must be reported to the nearest veterinary health centre without fail.
It also directed that transportation of pig, wild boar or pork within the district, in any town or village is strictly prohibited until further order. Butchering of pig, wild boar or pork for consumption or sale is prohibited until further orders.
Further, non-adherence to the order by any individual, group or business will be punishable under the Epidemic Disease Act, 1897 with immediate effect, the order stated.
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