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African swine fever is on the rise

According to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, African swine fever is likely to increase in the coming time. On November 19, the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of Quang Ngai province has just submitted a document to the Provincial People’s Committee to issue a document directing the focused implementation of drastic and synchronous solutions to prevent and control African swine fever. The report stated that, according to information from the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, since the beginning of the year, the country has had over 1,452 outbreaks of African swine fever in 1,103 communes of..

Hai Duong will simultaneously vaccinate against African swine fever

Hai Duong plans to inject 60,500 doses of vaccine to prevent African swine fever in all localities in the province. Vaccination is being carried out simultaneously in all localities. Hai Duong has currently injected nearly 2,000 doses of African swine fever vaccine to evaluate the safety of the vaccine. Hai Duong will inject 60,500 doses of vaccine to prevent African swine fever in all localities in the province. The number of doses of vaccine is compiled by the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development based on the registration of localities. Of which, Binh Giang district is allocated the most with..

The Ministry of Agriculture established 35 inspection teams to prevent and control African swine fever

Implementing Directive No. 21 of the Prime Minister requiring ministries, branches and localities to strictly implement measures to prevent and control African swine fever, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has established 35 working groups to conduct field inspections in 35 provinces and cities. Mr. Nguyen Van Long, Director of the Department of Animal Health, said that inspection results in localities show that there are many causes leading to the widespread spread of African swine fever and the risk of further complicated developments. The locality has not announced the epidemic at district and provincial levels and organized anti-epidemic activities..

South Korea discovered the first farm infected with African swine fever

According to the TTXVN in Seoul, on May 22, South Korea’s African Swine Fever (ASF) Response Committee announced that it had discovered the first outbreak on a farm with more than 1,200 pigs in Cheorwon district, Gangwon province (North). South Korea discovered the first farm infected with African swine fever. Image: AFP The Committee decided to send an epidemic prevention and epidemiological investigation team to the above farm to take measures to prevent the disease from spreading widely. Measures to control people, vehicles and livestock entering and exiting are carried out simultaneously with the destruction and burial of livestock being..