03-09-2023, 08:29 AM
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last wednesday The Philippine Ministry of Agriculture has confirmed an outbreak of African Swine Fever (ASF) in Cebu province. located in the middle And a response team has been sent to determine the extent of the infection.
Reuters Reporting from Manila The Philippines, March 9, said the Philippine Department of Agriculture's Animal Industry Agency said 58 out of 149 blood samples from the city of Karkar had been sampled. in the province of Cebu have a positive test result which although ASF is not dangerous to humans But it spreads easily among pigs.
This latest outbreak included ASFทางเข้าxocases in 12 out of more than 80 provinces in the Philippines. According to the latest information from the Ministry of Agriculture.
“Pig raisers and all stakeholders Abnormal distribution and morbidity of pigs should be reported. to the office of agriculture or their own veterinarians," Animal Industry Office said in a statement
ASF was first detected in the Philippines in 2019, resulting in the culling of thousands of pigs. and greatly reduced the population of domestic pigs. The decrease in domestic pork supply Also urged the Philippines to increase meat imports. due to rising domestic meat prices until later increasing the pressure on inflation