Vietnam’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development reports that it has culled 43,150 pigs, equivalent to about 2,157 tons, this year to slow the spread of African swine fever (ASF).
According to Xinhua, as many as 199 communes of 72 districts in 19 provinces and cities in Vietnam have reported ASF outbreaks within the past 21 days. The virus has been discovered this year mostly in northern mountainous areas of Vietnam, including the provinces of Lang Son, Cao Bang and Bac Kan, Xinhua reports.