BAI: African swine fever remains in 22 provinces

The country’s swine industry continues to suffer from African swine fever (ASF), with the Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI) tally showing that the animal disease has spread to 11 regions, 22 provinces and 64 municipalities, as of Aug. 8.

Since the first ASF outbreak in 2019, the viral disease has affected 74 out of 82 provinces nationwide, but the Department of Agriculture (DA) said it is “not that alarming” since vaccines are “on the way.”

According to the DA, 10,000 vaccines against the ASF arrived on Friday and the vaccination could begin by Tuesday.

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