KAVREPALANCHOWK, August 2: African swine fever infection has been detected in pigs reared commercially in various firms in Panauti town of Kavrepalanchowk district. 

According to Panauti Municipality, the infection, considered very dangerous and likely to turn into an epidemic, was found in the pigs on Monday. The Municipality has banned the transportation of the pigs. 

Senior Administrative Officer at the Municipality Indra Prasad Adhikari in an appeal confirmed the detection of African swine fever cases and informed the public about the ban on the transportation of pig and pork meat.

According to him, preparations are underway to examine samples of the pigs in potential areas for African swine fever. According to the Department of Livestock Services, this infection does not transmit to humans. 

First detected in India, China and Bhutan in 2018, the infection was detected in Panauti while the first case of the infection in Nepal was in Kageshwori Manohara area in Kathmandu district some five months ago.

Around 1,000 pigs in the Kathmandu Valley (Godawari and Changu Narayan areas) had perished to the infection in the first instance.

(RSS)

 
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