African Swine Fever: Three of 87 Samples of Pigs Test Positive in Tripura, Authorities To Cull All Pigs
The authorities have ordered culling of all the pigs within 1 Km from the epicenter and have declared the area within 10 Km as surveillance zone.
Three samples of pigs out of 87 have tested positive for African Swine fever in Tripura. The authorities have ordered culling of all the pigs within 1 Km from the epicenter and have declared the area within 10 Km as surveillance zone. K Shashi Kr, Director of Animal Resources Development Department in Tripura says that the notification has been issued for culling and the process has also been started to curb spread of the African Swine Fever among the pigs.
Three of 87 samples of pigs tested positive for African swine fever. We'll cull all pigs within 1km from epicentre & declare 10km area as surveillance zone. We've issued notification & began culling process: K Shashi Kr, Director, Animal Resources Development Dept, Tripura (21.09) pic.twitter.com/Qojly7irzN
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