African swine fever has been detected in two farms in Kerala’s Wayanad district (Representational)
Thiruvananthapuram:
African Swine Fever has been reported from two farms at Manantavadi in Kerala’s Wayanad district, officials said today.
The disease was confirmed in pigs of two farms in the district after samples were tested at the National Institute of High Security Animal Diseases, Bhopal.
An official of the Animal Husbandry Department told news agency Press Trust of India that the samples were sent for testing after pigs mass died in a field.
The official said, ‘Now the infection has been confirmed in the investigation report. Instructions have been issued to kill 300 pigs of the second farm.
The department said that steps are being taken to prevent the spread of the disease.
The state had earlier this month tightened biosecurity measures after the Center alerted that African swine fever has been reported in Bihar and some northeastern states.
African swine fever is a highly contagious and fatal viral disease affecting domestic pigs.
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