GUWAHATI: Amid the lockdown, a new fever has surfaced in the piggeries of Assam - the African Swine Fever (ASF).
Reportedly, samples from the two states - Assam and Arunachal Pradesh - sent to the National Institute of High Security Animal Diseases (NIHSAD) in Bhopal have tested positive for ASF virus.
Earlier, Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Department announced a ban on the sale of pigs and pork meat in several districts of Assam.
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The order was issued in Dhemaji, North Lakhimpur, Biswanath, Dibrugarh, Sivasagar and Jorhat districts.
African swine fever virus is a large, double-stranded DNA virus in the Asfarviridae family. It is the causative agent of African swine fever. The virus causes a hemorrhagic fever with high mortality rates in domestic pigs.
