Hanoi (VNA) - Africanswine fever has been successfully controlled in Ngoc Thuy ward of Long Biendistrict and Phu Thi commune of Gia Lam district of Hanoi, themunicipal Department of Agriculture and Rural Development has announced.

So far, the disease has beenidentified in 895 livestock farming households in 18 districts of Hanoi,including Dong Anh, Soc Son, Gia Lam, Quoc Oai, Hoang Mai, Thach That, Phuc Tho,Thanh Tri, Phu Xuyen, Thuong Tin, Chuong My, Hoai Duc, Dan Phuong, Ha Dong, MeLinh, Ung Hoa, Bac Tu Liem and Ba Vi.

More than 12,940 pigs have beenculled in an attempt to stop the outbreak, HanoiMoi (New Hanoi) newspaper reported.

On April 16 and 17, the Africanswine fever epidemic occurred in 229 households with 3,236 pigs culled.

The department has required theAnimal Husbandry Sub-department to closely monitor the disease and continue totake random samples from slaughterhouses for testing.

Local farmers should be givenmore information on the disease so that they can be aware of the danger,infection and solutions to prevent this disease.

In the Red River Delta provinceof Nam Dinh, the disease struck nine of ten districts and cities, with nearly28,000 pigs culled. Only Y Yen district has not detected this disease.

The provincial administration hasasked localities to take drastic measures to control the outbreak.

The People’s Committees of NamDinh city and districts set up a mobile quarantine team and 87 quarantine spotson the roads to control the transport of pigs and pork products into and out ofthe region.

Meanwhile, the northern borderprovince of Son La also saw eight districts suffering from this disease, withnearly 3,150 pigs culled.-VNA