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African Swine Fever

Why in the news?

  • African swine fever has spread in two villages of Kottayam district of Kerala.

Key points:

  • African swine fever outbreak was found in two pig farms located in Koottickal and Vazhur Gram Panchayats of Kottayam district of Kerala.
  • Kottayam District Collector John V Samuel has ordered the killing of pigs of the affected farm.
  • As per the guidelines of the Central Government, all pigs will be killed in the affected farm and within a radius of one kilometer.
  • Their disposal will also be done according to the prescribed standards.
  • The District Animal Husbandry Officer has been entrusted with the task of overseeing this process.
  • The district administration has declared a radius of one kilometer of the affected farm as the infected area and a radius of 10 kilometers as the surveillance area.

African swine fever has also spread in Mizoram:

  • Earlier in September this year, news of the spread of African swine fever in Mizoram had come to light. 
  • More than 57,000 pigs died due to the outbreak of swine fever in Mizoram.
  • While the administration decided to kill more than 43,000 pigs.
  • The state government of Mizoram had declared it a 'state disaster'.
  • Due to the effect of African swine flu in Mizoram, Tripura and Sikkim, the government had banned people from consuming pork.

African Swine Fever:

  • This is a fatal infection that affects domestic and wild pigs.
  • The mortality rate of this disease is 100%, which means that no pig survives if infected by it.
  • The only treatment for this disease is to kill the infected animals so that it does not spread to other animals.
  • It spreads from one animal to another through touch or body fluid.
  • Feeding raw food to pigs can also spread the virus.
  • African swine fever does not affect humans in any way
  • There is no threat to human health. Even if they come in contact with an infected pig or eat pork products.
  • It was first found in Africa in the year 1920.
  • In India, it was first confirmed in Arunachal Pradesh and Assam in February-March 2020

Symptoms:

  • High fever
  • Loss of appetite
  • Weakness
  • Redness in the skin
  • Diarrhea
  • Vomiting
  • Cough and difficulty in breathing
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