VOV.VN -The northern province of Son La has been forced to cull approximately 11,000 pigs, weighing a total of 400 tonnes as of August 5, all of which had been infected by the African swine fever (ASF).

Son La culls over 400 tonnes of pigs due to African swine fever

To date, the ASF epidemic has been detected in 317 hamlets and villages across 12 districts and cities throughout Son La province.

A total of 2,000 households, mainly located in the districts of Thuan Chau, Bac Yen, and Song Ma, culled their pigs as a result of the disease.

Following stringent efforts, a total of 36 communes have been declared free from the ASF epidemic.

Furthermore, 35 communes have had no new outbreaks recorded for at least 30 days. Despite these positives, new outbreaks have re-emerged  in four of these communes following a period of no new cases. 

In order to deal with the complicated nature of the developments regarding the epidemic, the locality has allocated additional funding in order to implement ASF control measures.