African swine fever occurs in 6 districts of Long An

The sick pigs are destroyed according to regulations

ASF spreads very quickly. Up to now, in Long An province, the epidemic occurs in 33 households in 6 districts: Duc Hoa (Duc Hoa Thuong, Hoa Khanh Dong and My Hanh Nam communes); Kien Tuong town (ward 1 and ward 2); Ben Luc (Long Hiep, Luong Binh, My Yen, Phuoc Loi and Thanh Phu communes); Can Giuoc (Thuan Thanh and Truong Binh communes); Can Duoc (Long Trach commune) and Tan Hung (Hung Dien B and Vinh Chau A communes).

822 sick pigs were destroyed with a total weight of 51,756.5 kilograms.

According to Chief of the provincial Division of Livestock, Veterinary and Fisheries, the functional sector coordinates with the local authorities to disinfect infected areas and threatened areas. The infected areas are disinfected once a day, then 3 times per week for the next 3 weeks. The threatened areas are disinfected once a week for 3 weeks. The whole province is provided 1,600 liters of antiseptic and 39,280 kilograms of lime powder.

The epidemic spreads quickly

The epidemic prevention in localities has been drastically implemented. The sick pigs are destroyed according to regulations on the first day of detection.

Disinfection is carried out continuously and regularly to limit the spread of the epidemic. However, it is very difficult to control it because the main sources of infection are human, animals, leftovers, and so on.

Mr. Phan Ngoc Chau also predicted that the epidemic will spread quickly in the coming time. Therefore, it is necessary to strengthen the epidemic surveillance system and quickly inform about the epidemic situation in order to promptly control and minimize the spread of it./.

By Huynh Phong - Translated by Pham Ngan