An outbreak of African swine fever has been reported from a farm in a village in Kerala’s Thrissur district, officials said on Friday. Due to the outbreak, the district collector has ordered the culling of 310 pigs at a private farm in Madakkathara panchayat. Here’s all we know about the outbreak.
The outbreak “The disease was confirmed in the pigs owned by Kuttalapuzha Babu of Veliyanthara in the 14th ward. The district Collector has directed the district animal husbandry officer to cull the pigs and bury them,” an official release said. A team consisting of doctors, livestock inspectors and attendants will conduct the culling process, and further primary disinfection measures will also be taken, it said.
The area within a one-kilometre radius of the affected farm has been declared a disease-affected area, and the area within a 10-km radius has been declared a disease surveillance area. “The transportation of pork from the affected areas, the operation of such farms, and the movement of pigs, pork, and feed from the affect areas to other parts of the district, as well as the movement of these items from other areas into the affected area, have been prohibited until further orders,” the release said. According to PTI , officials said the Animal Husbandry Department will investigate whether pigs were transported from the affected farm to other farms within the last two months.
The department will also conduct strict checks at checkposts and other entry points in th.