Gazette on measures to control spread of African Swine Fever

The Director General of Animal Production and Health has declared a string of measures to control the spread of African Swine Fever (AFS) among pigs.

Accordingly, all Divisional Secretariat divisions have been declared as an infected or suspected area under the Animal Diseases Act.

Under the Act the “Pig” (sus scrofa) is the susceptible species of animal to this Disease.

A Gazette notification issued by the Director General of Animal Production and Heal has prohibited the following activities to stop the spread of the disease.

* Removal, taking or driving or transport within, to or from the infected or suspected area, pigs, pork, pork products or the risk material.

* The slaughter of susceptible species of animal.

*The performance of artificial breeding procedures in the susceptible species of animals.

* Holding or conducting Live Animal Markets, shows and competitions involving the susceptible species of Animal.

*Sale, exposure for sale, offering for sale, store, supply or distribution of pigs, pork, pork products and infected materials and processing and further processing of pork.

*Throwing or otherwise placing in any body of water, any carcass or any part thereof of an animal that at the time of its death was suspected of being, affected or contaminated with the African Swine Fever (AFS) and Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS) or any other risk material that is suspected of or contaminated with the Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS), African Swine Fever (AFS).

* Placing any carcass or any part thereof, of an animal that at the time of its death was suspected of being, affected or contaminated with the African Swine Fever (AFS), Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS), in such manner as to facilitate other animal to consume or taking away of those carcasses or any part thereof to other places.