Over 4,500 pigs killed as African swine fever continues to wreak havoc in Mizoram

The African Swine Fever (ASF) continued to wreak havoc in Mizoram, killing 4,650 pigs and piglets in a little over two months, an official said on Saturday. The ASF outbreak has caused a loss of Rs 18.60 crore to the farmers of the state, said Dr Lalhmingthanga, the Joint Director (Livestock Health) at the Animal […]

African Swine Fever yet to be contained in Mizoram, over 1,700 pigs dead

The African Swine Fever (ASF), which killed more than 1,700 pigs in over a month in Mizoram, is yet to be contained, an official said on Friday. The disease is spreading to other areas even though the daily death toll in the epicentre showed a declining trend for a few weeks, Animal Husbandry and Veterinary […]

Mizoram minister visits swine fever-hit village as pig death toll reaches 276

The death toll of pigs in Mizoram‘s Lunglei district reached 276 on Thursday, even as state animal husbandry and veterinary minister Dr K Beichhua visited the “infected area” to take stock of the situation, an official said. Although the cause of pig deaths reported at Lungsen village is yet to be ascertained, preliminary tests have […]

Over 80 pigs die in Mizoram village along Bangladesh border

More than 87 pigs have died at Lungsen village in South Mizoram’s Lunglei district along the India-Bangladesh border over the past few weeks, triggering panic in the area. The causer of the death is yet top be ascertained. It is suspected that the pigs died due to African Swine Fever (ASF). The death of the […]

Manipur suspect African Swine Flu outbreak after mass pig deaths

In a suspected case of the outbreak of the African Swine Flu, mass deaths of pigs have been reported in different piggery farms in Manipur. Pig farmers have strong suspicion that the cause of deaths is due to the outbreak of African Swine flu. The farmers have demanded that the State veterinary department must probe […]

Amid pandemic, African swine fever hits Assam; govt mulling mass culling of pigs

Amidst the COVID-19 crisis, outbreak of deadly African Swine fever virus in Assam has been confirmed by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research High Security Disease Laboratory in Bhopal. Earlier samples of domestic pigs from affected districts in the state were sent to the lab on April 26. Over 2,000 pigs have died across Assam […]