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(Eagle News)–African Swine Fever cases in Rizal and Bulacan “may be considered an outbreak but not an epidemic.” This is according to the Department of Agriculture, which issued a statement on Monday, Sept. 16, days after the entry of ASF into the country was confirmed. Agriculture Secretary William Dar said even then, the ASF has already been contained in Barangay Pritil in Guiguinto, Bulacan; and in some barangays in Rodriguez, San Mateo, and Antipolo, in […]
(Eagle News) – Quezon City mayor Joy Belmonte said that at least 11 dead pigs found in Barangay Bagong Silangan in Quezon City had tested positive for African Swine Fever. This came about as Belmonte revealed that her office had received more reports of dead pigs found in Barangay Payatas, but clarified that their laboratory test results had not yet been released by the Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI) The Quezon City mayor said that […]
(Eagle News) — More dead pigs suspected to have been infected by the African Swine Fever (ASF) were found dumped in Marikina River, alarming city and health officials. According to the Marikina Veterinart Office, as of 2 p.m., Thursday, the number of dead pigs seen in the river reached 16. They suspected that the dead pigs were from Rizal province where some hogs have been confirmed to have been hit by ASF, and were just […]
(Eagle News) – The Department of Agriculture is still waiting for the result of another laboratory test that will identify how virulent is the type of African Swine Fever virus that hit the country. The initial Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) test on the swine blood samples collected from small backyard farms in Rizal had already confirmed that the pigs which mysteriously died there were positive for African Swine Fever (ASF) The PCR test result from […]
(Eagle News)–The Department of Health has advised the public to cook pork thoroughly, following reports African Swine Flu was now in the country. “We want to allay the fears of the public by saying that, as long as pork is bought from reliable sources and it is cooked thoroughly, pork is safe to eat,” Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said in a statement. The DOH also advised hog raisers “not to feed raw or undercooked […]
(Eagle News) – Most of the pig blood samples sent by the Department of Agriculture to a laboratory in Europe for testing were found to be positive for African Swine Fever. The blood samples sent to a laboratory in United Kingdom for confirmatory testing were from the pigs that mysteriously died recently in Luzon. Fourteen of the 20 blood samples sent for laboratory testing were positive for ASF, according to the agriculture department in a […]
(Eagle News) — Bukod sa paghihigpit, kailangang magpatupad na ng total ban sa lahat ng mga meat products na pumapasok sa bansa. Ito ang reaksyon ni Agricultural Sector Alliance of the Philippines (AGAP) Partylist President Nicanor Briones matapos makapasok sa bansa ang mga meat product galing Japan na apektado ng African swine fever. Sa panayam ng Radyo Agila, sinabi ni Briones na bukod sa panganib sa kalusugan, babagsak din ang negosyo ng mga pork farmer […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of Agriculture (DA) is banning the entry of pork and other pork products from Japan following reports that African Swine Fever (ASF) is feared to be spread there. Agriclture Secretary Manny Piñol said that he had already alert the Bureau of Animal Industry at noon of Sunday, February 10. “At 12 noon today, I have alerted the Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI) through (DA) Undersecretary for Policy and Planning Segfredo […]
(Eagle News) – Wala umanong nakapasok sa bansa na pork products mula sa Belgium na apektado ng African swine fever. Ayon kay Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol, false alarm lamang ang mga ulat na isang milyong kilo ng pork products na infected ng African swine fever ang nakapasok sa bansa. Ang mga imported pork aniya na mula sa Belgium ay nasasaklaw ng sanitary at phyto-sanitary permits. Dagdag pa ng kalihim, ang mga nasabing permit ay inilabas […]
