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Published February 12, 2021, 12:42 AM
About 3,000 pigs have been culled in Leyte province since January as local authorities rushed to stop the spread of the highly-contagious African swine fever (ASF)
Teams from the local government have been leading the depopulation of live pigs raised within the 500-meter radius from the location of hogs confirmed as ASF carriers.
“In the past three weeks, the ASF spread is not yet totally controlled since there are new areas added to the infected zone and these are closer to Tacloban City, the regional capital,” Department of Agriculture (DA) Eastern Visayas regional information officer Francis Rosaroso said in a phone interview Thursday.
LGUs in Eastern Visayas ban entry of live hogs, pork products due to ASF
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Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, January 19) Select local governments in Eastern Visayas have banned the entry of live hogs and pork meat products due to confirmed cases of African Swine Fever (ASF) in Abuyog town, Leyte.
The said LGUs include Southern Leyte, Ormoc City, and Northern Samar province.
Ormoc City Mayor Richard Gomez ordered the closure of its borders from pigs and other pork products from Mindanao starting January 16.
Meanwhile, the provincial government of Southern Leyte also issued an advisory banning the entry of undocumented swine, pork, and other pork products.