June 6, 2022

More than 4,000 pigs and piglets dead in Mizoram, India, due to ASF

4,189 pigs and piglets have died in an outbreak of the African swine fever (ASF) since its recurrence in Mizoram, India, from early March, state animal husbandry and veterinary department officials said on June 5.

The officials said 13 pigs died on June 5 as against 39 deaths on June 4 and the fatalities in the past few days were mainly from Champhai on the border with Myanmar while a few pigs died in Aizawl district.

As many as 3,531 pigs have been culled of which 134 were culled on June 4 and seven on June 5.

The officials said ASF has been detected in 57 villages covering seven districts of the total 11 districts of Mizoram.

- Time of India