Wed, 17 Jan 2018 13:57:27 +0000 By LINDA SOKO TEMBO MINISTRY of Livestock and Fisheries director of health services, Yona Sinkala has disclosed that the African Swine Fever (ASF) which killed over 12, 000 pigs in the country has been contained. Dr. Sinkala said the disease, which had broken out in three provinces – Muchinga, Northern and Luapula – had been controlled after taking control measures. In an interview with the Daily Nation, Dr. Sinkala said the ministry had taken serious measures to ensure that the epidemic was controlled because the disease did not have a vaccine and there was no form of treatment for it. “Right now, I can confirm with you that since December last year, we have seen a reduction in the number of cases and right now as I’m talking to you we are not having any new cases in these three provinces “Right now with the strict measures of our […]
Livestock Ministry says 12, 000 pigs died from swine fever
