Morung Express News
Dimapur | June 24
No fresh cases of African Swine Fever (ASF) among domesticated pigs have been reported in the past few weeks, informed officials from Nagaland’s Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Service (AH&VS) department.
For the last two weeks, there were no fresh cases or report on spread of the disease from infected areas, AH&VS Director Budhi Lama told The Morung Express on June 24.
Most ASF cases were reported Pungro Block in Kiphire District and area surrounding Phek Headquarter, including a State Pig Breeding Farm at Suthazou, he said.
It is more or less contained, Dr Lama said, though informing that the department is constantly keeping a vigil and weekly reports are being submitted to the Centre and State government.
Chief Veterinary Officer, Phek Dr Kewelelo Mero also informed that it was a relief that no fresh cases were reported in the last few days in the district. Most cases were reported in April.
Currently, there are restrictions on sale of pork in the affected areas, particularly, those from outside, in both the districts.
Meanwhile, departmental sources informed that cases in Mon district were ‘few and far between’ and more or less controlled.
Nagaland officially notified the outbreak of ASF on April 17 with the confirmation of samples through RTPCR test at ICAR- National Institute of High Security Animal Disease, Bhopal.
A radius of 1 Km from the epicentre of the disease outbreak at Phek and Kiphire have been declared Infected Zone (IZ) and a radius of 10 Km as Surveillance Zone with immediate effect until further notice, a DIPR report then stated.
