The Animal Services Expert Center has urged all pig farmers to adopt high alert after an infection with African swine fever was detected in Dadeldhura district.
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After the confirmation of African Swine Fever (ASF) infection in pigs in Dadeldhura, the Veterinary Hospital and Animal Service Expert Center, Dadeldhura, has urged pig farmers and pig farmers across the district to adopt high alert.
In the past few days, some pigs in the district have died after showing symptoms such as high fever (105 to 107 degrees Fahrenheit), red spots on the ears, tail and lower abdomen, blue spots on the body, not eating, vomiting, scratching, breathing problems, and gait disturbances, according to the center.
The center's technical team conducted on-site monitoring and collected samples and sent them to the Animal and Poultry Disease Research Laboratory for testing. The rapid test kit confirmed ASF infection, said the center's head Dr. Sushil Airi. He said that the samples have been sent to the Central Animal and Poultry Disease Research Laboratory, Kathmandu, for further confirmation.
The center has requested all pig and pig farming farmers in the district to immediately adopt necessary bio-security measures to prevent the further spread of the disease. It has been requested to regularly clean the pig farm and the surrounding area and use disinfectants such as lime, bleaching powder, formalin and Vircon-S, keep animals suspected of the disease isolated and immediately conduct laboratory tests.
Similarly, the center has also requested to safely bury or burn dead pigs or pigs, not allow domestic pigs to come into contact with wild boars, not eat garbage or stale food from hotels and restaurants, not transport pigs in an uncontrolled manner and not buy and sell pigs from infected farms. Office Chief Dr. Airi said that although African swine fever is a highly contagious disease, this disease does not spread from animals to humans.
