African Swine Fever Detected at Pig Breeding Unit in Kerala

African swine fever (ASF) has been detected among pigs at the Pig Breeding Unit of the Animal Husbandry Department in Kunnamkulam here, officials said on Monday. 

They also said there was no cause for concern as the disease does not spread to humans. The disease was detected after samples from the unit were tested at the National Institute for High Security Animal Diseases laboratory in Bhopal.

Chief Veterinary



Officer Dr Isaac Sam said the disease occurs only in pigs and does not spread to humans or other domestic animals. "Therefore, the public need not be concerned," the Animal Husbandry Department said. 

As a precautionary measure to prevent the disease from spreading to other farms, the district administration has declared a one-kilometre radius around the affected farm as an infected zone and a 10-kilometre radius as a surveillance zone.