Over 1,200 hogs die as ASF hits Negros
BACOLOD CITY , Philippines — Up to 1,213 hogs in Negros Occidental have died from various illnesses within a month, but authorities have yet to determine if the deaths were caused by African swine fever (ASF).
Provincial Administrator Rayfrando Diaz II said the figure represents four percent of the province’s hog population of 29,880, and was recorded between May 22 and June 20.
San Enrique Mayor Jilson Tubillara confirmed that about 500 pigs died in her town, where ASF cases were confirmed by laboratory results.
Hog raisers have been urged to maintain strict biosecurity measures to prevent hog diseases from spreading.
Several local government units have intensified border control and biosecurity measures following the confirmation of ASF cases in San Enrique.
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