African swine fever detected in 2 Kerala farms

January 30, 2023 22:23

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African swine fever was confirmed at two private farms in Uzhavoor panchayat near Kottayam in Kerala, district officials said on Monday.

The administration has begun culling of 66 pigs in one kilometer locality.

District collector PK Jayasree said pigs in the farms were culled and the carcasses were burned following due protocol.

"We have begun the culling which is expected to be completed by tonight. The farms and adjacent areas will be sanitised," the collector said in a statement.

The animal husbandry department said steps are taken to prevent the disease from being spread.

The authorities have banned the transportation of pigs, its food and other related matter from the region. According to the Food and Agriculture Organisation, African Swine Fever is a highly contagious and fatal viral disease of domestic pigs.

It was first discovered in Kenya, East Africa, in 1921, and soon afterwards in South Africa and Angola, as a disease that killed settlers' pigs.

Contact with warthogs was proven to be important in transmission of the virus. -- ANI

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