African Swine Fever -- Philippines
The Batangas provincial government confirmed on Fri 28 Feb 2020 that blood samples taken from hog livestock from the town of Laurel and tested by the Bureau of Animal Industry turned up positive for the African swine fever [ASF] virus.
ASF focal person Dr. Krisel Ann Ragas said there were around 500 backyard hog raisers affected in Barangay Molinete, with an estimated 5000 pigs within a 1-km radius set for culling. Over 900 have been culled as of Friday [28 Feb 2020] afternoon.
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Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://healthmap.org/ln.php?7037993&promed&0
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