Outbreak of African swine fever in northern Mozambique
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Last Update: 2002-01-08
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Source: Internet
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Author: User
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Introduction: African swine fever has recently broken out in Nampula, an important agricultural province in northern Mozambique, killing more than 5000 pigs According to the media quoted officials in charge of Mohamed health and epidemic prevention department as saying on the 3rd, CSFV first broke out in Malama and ribavi, the big pig raising County in Nampula Province, where 4680 pigs have been found dead At present, the epidemic has begun to spread to other areas, and 50 pigs have died of the plague in the provincial capital of Nampula Mohamed health authorities have ordered the slaughter and destruction of pigs that may be infected with the disease, and began to transport a large number of disinfectants to the epidemic area In addition, in order to prevent further spread of the plague, neighboring areas have also imposed a blockade on pork and its products from Nampula province African swine fever is a highly infectious disease, which is mainly manifested in the high fever of livestock, high mortality and great damage to animal husbandry The plague broke out in Mozambique in 1996, killing more than 20000 pigs.
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