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File photo July 16, 2021 MORE than a year since Davao Region recorded its first case of African Swine Fever (ASF), an official from the Department of Agriculture-Davao Region (DA-Davao) said the region is still not ASF-free. As of present, may mga target areas pa lang tayo (we already have target areas) for the repopulation or recovery. However, as of now, wala pa po tayong (we do not have) areas declared as ASF free, DA-Davao ASF focal person Armie Capuyan said in a virtual presser.
As of July 13, Capuyan said a total of 49,315 pigs were already depopulated since the first case was recorded in the region in late January 2020. A total of 10, 652 farmers coming from 43 municipalities and 235 barangays were affected by forcibly culling their hogs to curb the spread of the hog disease.
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March 01, 2021 THE Department of Agriculture (DA)-Davao Region is planning to intensify its hog repopulation program in areas with no recorded cases of African Swine Fever (ASF).
DA-Davao ASF focal person Armie Capuyan said in a radio interview that they will start the repopulation program in areas with no newly recorded ASF cases and also strengthen their monitoring in areas that have not yet recorded a single case of the hog virus.
As of now, Capuyan said there are ASF active cases in Davao Oriental, Davao de Oro, and Davao del Norte.
She said there is also a recently reported case in Davao City, but was immediately controlled.