Risk of African swine fever outbreak in Hai Duong

Veterinary staff deploy vaccination to prevent disease on pigs at farms and ranches

According to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, since the beginning of the year, 44/63 provinces and cities nationwide have had outbreaks of African swine fever. The African swine fever virus has sickened, killed and forced the culling of a total of 41,361 pigs of all kinds. Currently, African swine fever is occurring (not yet 21 days) in 318 communes in 86 districts in 22 provinces and cities nationwide, including provinces bordering Hai Duong province such as Quang Ninh, Hai Phong...

To prevent the re-emergence of African swine fever in the province, the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of Hai Duong has requested localities to resolutely, synchronously and effectively implement solutions to prevent African swine fever. Assign forces to proactively monitor the disease to villages and residential areas to promptly detect and completely handle small-scale outbreaks, preventing new outbreaks from occurring. Destroy sick or suspected sick animals... Vaccinate, re-vaccinate, and supplement livestock, ensuring that at least 80% of the total livestock population must be vaccinated as soon as possible.

The Department of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Medicine guides livestock farmers to strengthen the application of disease prevention and hygiene measures for livestock, biosafety and disease safety. Strictly implement quarantine at the source, strictly control the transportation and trade of animals and animal products into the area. Promptly detect and strictly handle violations in the trading and transport of animals that are not in accordance with regulations...

In Hai Duong, in 2019, African swine fever occurred in all districts and cities in Hai Duong province with 392,292 pigs destroyed. The epidemic was then controlled. Pig farming developed stably, growing 4.6% over the same period in 2023. However, the risk of outbreaks is very high in old epidemic areas and high-risk areas.

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