Thailand culls 200 pigs amid heightened fears over African swine fever

By Panarat Thepgumpanat, Patpicha Tanakasempipat

 

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand has culled more than 200 pigs this week, authorities said on Tuesday, in the first such action amid heightened fears of a potential outbreak of African swine fever.

 

Thailand has yet to report an outbreak of African swine fever among its pigs, though neighboring Myanmar, Laos and Cambodia have all confirmed cases of the deadly disease.

 

Thailand’s department of livestock said the culling of the pigs was a “preventative action” after two pigs died mysteriously in the northern province of Chiang Rai, about 20 km (12.43 miles) from Myanmar.

 

“We have killed over 200 pigs on two farms there,” Nopporn Mahakanta, chief of the provincial livestock office, told Reuters, adding that the action was in line with protocols to curb outbreaks of animal diseases.

 

“They were within a 1 km radius of the pigs that had fallen ill and died,” he said.

 

Nopporn said blood and tissue samples of the first pigs were sent on Monday to a lab in another northern province, Lampang, to see whether they had contracted African swine fever.

 

Lab results could take about 14 days, he said.

 

African swine fever was first detected in Asia last August in China, wiping out nearly 40% of pigs in the world’s largest pork producer. It has since spread across Asia, affecting Mongolia, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and the Philippines.

 

South Korea was the latest country affected by the virus, confirming two cases this week.

 

Thailand has been on high alert since neighboring countries reported outbreaks and has banned imports of pig and pork products from Laos and Myanmar.

 

-- © Copyright Reuters 2019-09-18

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Rumor is...next they will be heading to Pattaya...????

Uh-oh. Time to start hoarding bacon and ribs.

Yet packs of rabid ferrel dogs roam free....b b b bad to the bone..b b b bad.........

Edited September 18, 20196 yr by mok199

I thought I read last month that Thai authorities had it all under control with preventative measures and there was nothing to worry about.

with the meat industry quality in Thailand and Asia as it is I think I'll be giving pork a miss for the next few months.

i would expect that when one farmer has to slaughter all his livestock word will get around fast and the rest will race to get their meat sold off before its tested and destroyed.

i don't know wether the government will compensate them but they have probably been promised it in the past and never got it.

Wonder what happen to the pigs that were killed....

Rice prices  rise due to drought,next shortage of pork

as too many pigs killed off, two basics food items of

the Thai people,inflation on the rise.

regards worgeordie

My family only has chicken and rat. I say it will soon be pad kha pow nuu. 

Inevitable that this disease will cross into Thailand. Pork prices will rise accordingly.  Not currently  considered transmittable to humans but there is always that potential risk. Has been around for a long time globally.

200 pigs? Don't they cull way more pigs for market needs? This article doesn't make sense.

Almost was cheering until i  saw pigs not pigeons

40 minutes ago, Thunder26 said:

200 pigs? Don't they cull way more pigs for market needs? This article doesn't make sense.

Some swine fever strains has 97% fatality rate. It's nicknamed pig ebola. If they have any doubt about an operation they should kill and burn everything. What doesn't make sense is the authority saying it will stop at the border. It is now almost everywhere in Asia and some case in Europe. It has killed millions of pigs in China and Vietnam and there is no cure. 

Edited September 19, 20196 yr by Tayaout

David Cameron has sent his condolences on behalf of the Bullingdon club and Eaton  ????

14 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

African swine fever was first detected in Asia last August in China, wiping out nearly 40% of pigs in the world’s largest pork producer. It has since spread across Asia, affecting Mongolia, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and the Philippines.

 

South Korea was the latest country affected by the virus, confirming two cases this week.

The scary/interesting figure here is that between the disease and culling, 40% of the pigs in China have been wiped out.  They say that it is not transferable to humans.  I hope they are right.  The strain going through Asia is nasty and a quick killer.

 

http://www.cfsph.iastate.edu/Factsheets/pdfs/african_swine_fever.pdf

 

Think I'll fill up on rib barbeques before I return to the LOS

15 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Lab results could take about 14 days, he said.

Does it have to take that long?

You would think that with something as serious as this they would make it a higher priority.

15 hours ago, Puchaiyank said:

Rumor is...next they will be heading to Pattaya...????

Put lipstick on the one in the picture, it'll be the spitting image of a girl I saw in a Pattaya bar.

 

The good old days, eh!

We have pig farm out in sticks. I know there's problem in Nong Kai for about 3 weeks disease found in house pigs.  Our normal turnaround is 4 weeks to clean down this time given 10 days. Hence I believe the problem is bigger than what officials are saying.

Concerned about the state of the pork at my local supermarket I called the Swine Fever hotline. 

 

But all I got was a lot of crackling. 

 

Rooster

5 hours ago, Tayaout said:

Some swine fever strains has 97% fatality rate. It's nicknamed pig ebola. If they have any doubt about an operation they should kill and burn everything. What doesn't make sense is the authority saying it will stop at the border. It is now almost everywhere in Asia and some case in Europe. It has killed millions of pigs in China and Vietnam and there is no cure. 

Govt to introduce TM30 for pigs, border problem solved, govt problem not solved

200, that will reduce Napoleon's margin somewhat in the Senate for a while, but never mind - plenty more lined up for  the trough. 

1 hour ago, Mr pig man said:

We have pig farm out in sticks. I know there's problem in Nong Kai for about 3 weeks disease found in house pigs.  Our normal turnaround is 4 weeks to clean down this time given 10 days. Hence I believe the problem is bigger than what officials are saying.

What problem, Thailand doesn't have problems, and anyone including newspapers saying they do, risk some attitude adjustment. 

5 hours ago, sammieuk1 said:

David Cameron has sent his condolences on behalf of the Bullingdon club and Eaton  ????

Keep trying, this one missed the mark.

Edited September 19, 20196 yr by Benmart

4 hours ago, Moti24 said:

Put lipstick on the one in the picture, it'll be the spitting image of a girl I saw in a Pattaya bar.

 

The good old days, eh!

Was it the ???? that gave you this idea you may gave met her

2 hours ago, Jane Dough said:

Concerned about the state of the pork at my local supermarket I called the Swine Fever hotline. 

 

But all I got was a lot of crackling. 

 

Rooster

I'm quite confident that the culled pigs are sold in the market. The swine flu doesn't affect humans.