There is currently no antidote or vaccine against African swine fever, with the only known preventative measure is a mass cull of infected livestock. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Localities where African swine fever was foundhave made all-out efforts to control the disease, preventing it from spreading.
In the Red River Delta province of Hai Duong, which had reported African swinefever in 13 townships and communes as of March 11, district-level steeringboards have been established to instruct the localities to implementcountermeasures.
Local bureaus of agriculture and rural development and agricultural servicecentres have kept a close watch on pig farms and decontaminated breeding areas,slaughter-houses and markets.
The provincial Sub-department of Animal Health has sent technical staff tolocalities to guide them how to deal with outbreaks in accordance with theprocess.
At the same time, the communication work has been stepped up in order to raisepublic awareness of the disease.
Meanwhile, in the central province of Thanh Hoa, African swine fever has beenrecorded in four communes of Thieu Hoa district, with 123 pigs weighing 7.5tonnes culled.
Although quarantine stations have been set up in communes and towns across thedistrict, they have yet proven effective due to the neglect of officers incharge.
In Hanoi where African swine fever has been spotted in five districts – LongBien, Dong Anh, Hoang Mai, Gia Lam and Soc Son, joint efforts have been made tocontrol the disease.
Apart from inspecting transport and slaughter activities, competent agencieshave also sterilised breeding facilities and tested samples taken from localherds.
The municipal Department of Education and Training has asked schools to usepork with clear origin and good quality to prepare meal for students.
New outbreaks of African swine fever have been detected in the northernprovinces of Quang Ninh, Ninh Binh and Nam Dinh, raising the total number ofaffected localities to 13.
African swine virus does not affect humans butcauses haemorrhagic fever in pigs and wild boars that is almost always fatal.There is currently no antidote or vaccine, with the only known preventativemeasure is a mass cull of infected livestock. The disease spreads by contactbetween infected pigs or other wild animals and can inflict massive economicdamage on farms.-VNA
The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) is keeping a close watch of the pork market and will promptly take measures to ensure supply amidst concerns about possible shortage due to outbreaks of African swine fever (ASF) in northern localities.
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There is currently no antidote or vaccine against African swine fever, with the only known preventative measure is a mass cull of infected livestock. (Photo: VNA) 
