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Africa swine fever outbreak recorded in Western Region

September 6, 2019

Africa swine fever (ASF) outbreak has been recorded in the Western Region, raising fears of a possible threat to government’s Rearing for Food and Jobs programme in the region.

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Clinical tests conducted on pig carcasses in the Sekondi Takoradi Metropolis and the Effia-Kwesimentsim Municipality found the presence the virus which is the causative agent of African swine fever in the domestic pigs.

The ASF virus causes a haemorrhagic fever with high mortality rates in domestic pigs, but expert say it is not a threat to human health as it does not infect humans.

A statement issued by the Western Regional Directorate of Agriculture said “samples of dead pigs (carcasses) sent to the National Veterinary Laboratory for analysis has confirmed positive” of ASF.

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Under the Rearing for Food and Jobs, government provided pigs to the Western Region, but on the back of the Africa swine fever outbreak, the Directorate has appealed for a replacement of the pigs with sheep and goats.

It explained “it will take a long time to eradicate the disease”.

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