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Two weeks ago Taiwan's BAPHIQ (Bureau of Animal Plant Health Inspection & Quarantine) announced the detection of ASF Positive Pork Products Brought In By Passengers From Vietnam, which was followed 5 days later (Feb 19th) by the announcement of Vietnam's First (3) Outbreaks Of African Swine Fever (aka DTLCP or `dịch tả lợn Châu Phi') in Hung Yen and Thai Binh provinces.
Over the last 24 hours outbreaks in Hai Phong and Thanh Hoa have been reported by the media (see below), suggesting that the pig disease is spreading rapidly across Northern Vietnam.According to a 2015 conference report titled Household pork consumption behavior in Vietnam: `Pork represents more than 70% of meat consumption in Vietnam, and pig production provides livelihood for more than 4 million small farmers in the country.'
All of which makes the arrival and spread of ASF in Vietnam (and throughout Asia) a potentially major economic - and food insecurity - concern.First this translated report from VNExpress.
Sunday, February 24, 2019, 13:50 (GMT + 7)
Cholera swine fluids appear in Hai Phong
After Hung Yen and Thai Binh, Hai Phong is the third locality across the country to discover African swine outbreaks.
The 35-pig herd of Vu Van Dat's family in Chinh My commune, Thuy Nguyen district (Hai Phong) died of cholera swine disease in Africa.
The 35-pig herd of Mr. Vu Van Dat's family in Chinh My commune (Thuy Nguyen, Hai Phong city) died of cholera swine in Africa.
On February 22, after receiving information of 35-pig herd of Mr. Vu Van Dat's family in Chinh My commune (Thuy Nguyen, Hai Phong city), he died abnormally, showing signs of African swine disease, Ministry Agriculture and Rural Development, FAO and Hai Phong authorities have directed the handling.
Five samples of serum and dead pig viscera were taken for testing, three samples (one serum and two viscera) positive for African swine cholera. Mr. Pham Van Dong, Director of Animal Health Department, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, said testing has the same pathogens in Thai Binh and Hung Yen.
It is determined that this is the first outbreak in Hai Phong, authorities have been in the area, spraying disinfectants, disinfecting and destroying all infected pigs by burial.
The entire number of infected pigs was buried by the authorities in cooperation with Mr. Dat's family.
All infected pigs have been buried on the spot.
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And this Translated report from Nong Nghiep.
More Thanh Hoa province appears cholera outbreak of African pigs, destroyed 226 animals(Continue . . . )
February 25, 2019, 11:55 (GMT + 7)
Information from Thanh Hoa DARD, a cholera outbreak of African pigs (DTLCP) has just been discovered. The authorities destroyed 226 infected pigs.
According to the information of the villagers, the sick pig situation was discovered on 9 January of the lunar calendar (February 13, 2019) in the household of Mr. Le Van Thanh, Tan Ngu 2 village, Dinh Long commune (Yen Dinh) with other people. sympathy, stop eating. In recent days, some pigs have died.
Before this situation, Thanh Hoa Provincial People's Committee has issued a plan to deal with DTLCP. On February 23, 2019, SDAH took samples from Mr. Thanh's household and 2 adjacent livestock households for testing. During the sampling process, the group found 48 pigs died at Mr. Thanh's family. As a result, 3 samples collected from Mr. Thanh's pig farm were positive for DTLCP virus. The remaining samples of 2 adjacent households are negative for DTLCP.
SDAH and Yen Dinh district immediately organized zoning, taking measures to prevent the spread or transport of sick pigs out of the epidemic area. Mr. Nguyen Duc Quyen, Standing Vice Chairman of Thanh Hoa Provincial People's Committee went directly to inspect and direct the zoning, disease prevention and treatment in the field. Mr. Quyen requested Department of Agriculture and Rural Development to review and grasp the situation of pig farms, farms and households in the province with the spirit of discovering where the epidemic is, to be handled right there, not to let spreading pathogens outside; request SDAH to strengthen its staff and provide technical support for Yen Dinh district to delineate and treat the area where this epidemic is occurring. On the night of 23/2, Regional Veterinary Department III also sent forces to join the anti-epidemic work.
Yen Dinh district mobilizes 100 sets of protective clothing, 2 tons of lime, 200 liters of chemicals, 5 engine tanks, 32 electric pump bottles, hand pumps for disinfection and disinfection. A control point has also been set up to control vehicles, people entering and exiting the epidemic. Up to this point, Yen Dinh district has been granted 800 liters of chemicals, 1 ton of lime powder, 200 sets of epidemic prevention and protection, 10 bottles of disinfectant spraying engine. At 15:00 on February 24, 2019, the authorities destroyed 226 pigs of Mr. Thanh's farm. The authorities have set up 4 additional control points into the epidemic zone and 8 buffer zones; 2 interdisciplinary mobile teams include veterinary, police and market management forces to control 24/24.
