FAO is building an emergency aid project for Vietnam, estimated to be worth about 500,000 USD.

Pawin Padungtod, Senior Technical Coordinator of the FAO Emergency Centre for Trans-boundary Animal Diseases, said the organisation will offer technical assistance and work with agencies under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development to control the disease.

Inside a pig farm.

Laure Weber-Vintzel, OIE Deputy Sub-Regional Representative, said the OIE has collected information and shared it among its members to help them respond to African swine fever outbreaks. The OIE is willing to provide Vietnam technical support to fight the disease, she said.

At least 13 provinces across the country have detected African swine fever infections, with the number of culled pigs amounting to 12,000.

The newspaper also reported that this month, a delegation of leading experts from across the world will visit Vietnam to assist its efforts to curb the disease.

The virus does not affect humans but does cause haemorrhagic fever in pigs and wild boars that is almost always fatal. There is no antidote or vaccine, and the only known preventative measure is a mass cull of infected livestock. The disease spreads by contact between infected pigs or other wild animals and can inflict massive economic damage on farms.

According to the OIE, between 2017 and February 18, 2019, 20 countries and regions have suffered from African swine fever, with more than 1.08 million pigs culled.

Vietnam on alert for possible outbreak of African swine fever

Given the complexity of African swine fever (ASF) outbreaks in neighboring country China, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) has said that the disease is at high risk of entering Vietnam.

 

Preparations made to cope with swine fever

A reaction plan to the African swine fever (ASF) is being developed by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development after pigs were found infected with the disease in neighboring countries and territories.

 

Nearly 1,800 seats added to HCM City-Hanoi air route in AFF Cup fever

Vietnam Airlines said it will add nearly 1,800 more seats on flights between Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City on December 6 and 7 to make it easier for football fans to travel to Hanoi for the semifinal return leg between Vietnam and the Philippines in the ASEAN Federation Football (AFF) Suzuki Cup 2018. 

 

Domestic pork prices rise amid African swine fever fears

Pork prices in Vietnam have begun to rise again over the past week amid news that African swine fever has now spread to 12 countries around the world, which forced the government to ban pork imports from Hungary and Poland.

 

Measures urged to be taken to prevent African Swine Fever

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on September 11 signed a document urging measures to be taken to prevent the African Swine Fever (ASF) disease from entering Vietnam.

 

Source: VNA