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HANOI, March 19 (Xinhua) – The central province of Thua Thien Hue in Vietnam has become the last locality in the country hit by African swine fever (ASF), local media reported on Tuesday.
After the first PPP outbreak in Thua Thien Hue in Phong Dien District, the six infected pigs reared by a local household were slaughtered to prevent the spread of the animal disease, reported Nguyen Van Hung, director of the daily Thanh Nien ( Young People). from the province's Bureau of Animal Health, as said.
On March 16, the Department of Animal Health of the Vietnamese Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development announced on its website that cases of African swine fever have been detected in 18 Vietnamese localities, including the capital city. Hanoi, and more than 26,800 pigs were slaughtered.
The FSA has affected more than 20 countries and regions to date, and there is no approved vaccine against the disease, according to the World Organization for Animal Health.
PPA is a serious viral disease affecting domestic and wild pigs, which can be transmitted by live products derived from pork or pork, said the organization, noting that the APP virus is harmless to the pork. man, but causes haemorrhagic fever in pigs and wild boars almost fatal.
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