Recent Progress of African Swine Fever in 2019 and Prevention and Control Measures

Since the second half of 2018, African swine fever has been brought up again and again, and outbreaks have been occurring one after another, making many consumers and farmers very worried. So what is the recent progress of African swine fever in 2019? How should its occurrence be prevented and controlled?

1. What is African swine fever?

1. African swine fever (is an acute, hemorrhagic, highly virulent infectious disease caused by African swine fever virus infecting domestic pigs and various wild boars (African wild boars, European wild boars, etc.). The incubation period generally ranges from 4-19 days, and the main affected parts are the spleen, lymph nodes, kidneys, liver, heart, etc. Its symptoms are relatively similar to those of classical swine fever, so it can only be confirmed through laboratory testing.

2. When African swine fever occurs, the body temperature rises to 41 degrees, with poor appetite, no movement, extreme weakness, rapid pulse, coughing, and rapid and fast breathing. In addition, some cases also show adverse conditions such as bloody diarrhea and vomiting.

3. Although African swine fever is fatal to pigs, it is not fatal to humans, nor is it a zoonotic disease. However, everyone had better still choose to buy inspected pork from formal markets.

2. What is the recent progress of African swine fever in 2019?

1. African swine fever has long existed in countries in sub-Saharan Africa, and later spread to countries in Western Europe and Latin America. China's first confirmed case of African swine fever was on August 3, 2018.

2. Since the first confirmed case of African swine fever, Heilongjiang, Jiangsu, Liaoning, Anhui, Inner Mongolia, Jilin, Shanxi, Tianjin, Hunan, Hubei, Chongqing, Shanghai, Beijing and other places in China have successively reported outbreaks of African swine fever from 2018 to now.

3. Yesterday, an African swine fever outbreak also occurred at a farm in Laiwu District, Jinan, with 17 pigs infected and 3 dead. In addition, recently Sanquan Food was exposed for multiple batches of its produced soup-filled dumplings being detected with suspected African swine fever virus.

3. How to prevent and control the occurrence of African swine fever?

Because it is generally believed that the introduction of African swine fever into disease-free areas is related to uncooked infected pig products from international airports and ports or to feeding pigs with swill. Usually, diseased pigs, recovered pigs and latently infected pigs can be the main sources of infection, so farmers should also do the following well in preventing and controlling African swine fever:

1. Be highly vigilant against outbreak risks, strictly prohibit the transport of live pigs from epidemic areas, and effectively do a good job in risk prevention. In places where swine fever outbreaks occur, requirements must be strictly followed, and emergency response mechanisms must be launched urgently. Generally, measures such as blockade, culling, harmless treatment, and disinfection must be adopted, and all live pigs and susceptible animals and products are prohibited from being transported into or out of the blockade area.

2. The vast number of farmers should actively cooperate with local animal disease prevention and control institutions in carrying out disease monitoring and investigation. In particular, when phenomena such as failure of swine fever vaccine immunization, suspected symptoms, or death from unknown causes occur, they should promptly report to the local veterinary department.

3. Strengthen feeding management, establish and strictly implement a hygiene and disinfection system, strictly control the entry of people, vehicles and susceptible animals into farms, and isolate and disinfect people, vehicles and items entering and leaving farms and their production areas; keep live pigs closed off for feeding as much as possible, and also avoid contact with wild boars and soft ticks, and it is strictly prohibited to use swill or kitchen waste to feed live pigs.

The above is all the content introduced to you by the Tuliu.com editor about African swine fever. Although African swine fever is not fatal to humans, you still need to pay attention, and it is best to buy inspected pork from formal markets.