African Swine Fever kills over 4000 pigs in Mizoram

AIZAWL: Over 4000 pigs have died due to African Swine Fever (ASF) in Mizoram since the first death was reported on March 21 at Lungsen village in south Mizoram’s Lunglei district bordering Bangladesh, an official said.

The African Swine Fever (ASF), a swine firal disease that kills 100% of pigs that contracted it, was first detected on the Indian subcontinent in early 2020 at Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya and Manipur has also culled over 4149 pigs in Mizoram.

Since the first case of African Swine Fever was discovered in Mizoram on March 25, 2021 in Lungsen village, Rapid Response Teams have been formed in all of Mizoram's districts.

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the National Institute of High-Security Animal Disease Laboratory (NIHSAD) Bhopal confirmed it to be African Swine Fever (ASF), after which the chief secretary of Mizoram was informed on April 16, 2021.

On the same day, Mizoram Animal Husbandry & Veterinary department under the “The Prevention and Control of Infectious and Contagious Diseases in Animals Act 2009” declared Lungsen as ‘Infected Zone’.

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So far, ASF has been confirmed in Siaha, Lawngtlai, Lunglei, Serchhip, Aizawl, Khawzawl, Champhai, Mamit

State Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Department Joint director (Livestock Health) Dr Lalhmingthanga earlier said that the government of India, on Friday, declared African Swine Fever as the cause of death of pigs in Mizoram after a laboratory test at the NIHSAD in Bhopal.

ASF is a highly infectious and fatal viral disease that affects swine of all ages, both domestic and feral. It is not a threat to human health, according to experts, and it cannot be transmitted from pigs to humans. To date, there is no vaccine available for the virus.

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