African swine fever killed over 9,000 pigs in Mizoram
The first ASF outbreak was reported 100 years ago in Kenya
Antimicrobial resistance: How biosecurity in livestock can be a tool to improve animal health, reduce antimicrobial use
Inability to measure biosecurity and hygiene status of a farm has been a major obstacle
Every Mizoram district feared swept by African swine fever
The disease has invaded even isolated pig farms in the northeastern state
The worst of Nagaland’s African swine fever outbreak may be over, say officials
No fresh cases have been reported in two weeks in the state
African Swine Fever reaches the Far North; 50 pigs to be culled in Swedish county after infections in wild boar
Sweden is the 24th country in Europe to report outbreaks of ASF within its borders
New influenza virus isolated in pigs in China has pandemic potential
Human-to-human transmission possible, pre-existing immunity against flu of no help
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African Swine Fever scare: 700 pigs culled in Damoh, Madhya Pradesh
The infection has spread like wildfire in the area, according to local veterinarian doctors
First human-monkey embryos created – a small step towards a huge ethical problem
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African Swine Fever hits ICAR centre in Assam, state govt’s farm; 292 pigs culled
Exact cause of disease’s spread to both facilities not ascertained yet; losses to the tune of Rs 6-7 lakh incurred
Over half of India’s cattle, goats, sheep and swine are non-descript: Government
New government report finds fewer indigenous individuals among these species, although experts blame non-registration of breeds as a reason
African swine fever: Highly contagious virus hit 49 countries since 2021
Only way to contain the virus is to cull the infected, in-contact pigs and bury them in lime-treated deep trenches
India now has 212 indigenous livestock breeds after ICAR-NBAGR registers 10 new ones
The 10 new breeds included three new cattle, one buffalo, three goats and three pigs
Illegal pig import may be behind African swine fever outbreak in Manipur, say officials
Strict containment measures have been enforced in affected areas in the absence of a vaccine or treatment
Lethal guinea pig test scrapped by Bureau of Indian Standards
The old test, in which the animals bled to death, has been replaced by a new one that incorporates a polymerase chain reaction
African Swine Fever threatens India’s Pygmy Hog, other Asian wild pig species: ‘Science’ article
The world's rarest and smallest wild pig species is “extremely susceptible to extinction” from ASF due to its small populations and …
Worms thriving in brains, Assam’s tea garden workers lose lives, livelihoods
Neurocysticercosis triggered by tapeworms that easily travel between humans and pigs present a real, imminent danger of zoonosis; an …
‘African swine fever may have come to Arunachal Pradesh, Assam from Tibet’
Swaraj Rajkhowa, acting director of ICAR-National Research Centre on Pig, Guwahati, speaks to DTE on African swine fever and pork meat ban …
Is intensive livestock production responsible for emerging infectious diseases
It is high time we recognise the connection between people, animals, plants and their shared environment
African swine fever: Forgotten contagion
Viruses, it seems, are at war with life forms. While the world is struggling with the novel coronavirus, another one has been killing pigs, …