Nepal has showed the presence of ASF
26 October 2023
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The USDA Animal and Plant Well being Inspection Provider (APHIS) has added the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal to the APHIS listing of areas regarded as to be affected with African swine fever (ASF).
“We have now taken this motion as a result of the affirmation of ASF within the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal,” the attention stated.
ASF is a extremely contagious illness of untamed and home swine that may unfold swiftly with extraordinarily top charges of morbidity and mortality.
An inventory of areas the place ASF exists or is somewhat believed to exist is maintained at the Animal and Plant Well being Inspection Provider (APHIS) site at https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/ourfocus/animalhealth/animal-and-animal-product-import-information/animal-health-status-of-regions/.