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ASF in Vietnam: 11% of the pig census has been culled

Jul 16, 2019

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According to the Vice Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development of Vietnam, Mr Phung Duc Tien, since the confirmation of the first outbreak of the disease in the province of Hung Yen in February 2019, ASF has been detected in 5,422 municipalities of 513 districts located in 62 of the provinces and cities of Vietnam.

Currently, only the province of Ninh Thuan remains unaffected by the disease.

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