Aizawl: Resurgence of African Swine Fever (ASF) in March this year has led to the death of 5,959 pigs in Mizoram. While 2,208 families have been affected, 91 villages and localities and five districts have been declared infected, state animal husbandry & veterinary officials said on Sunday.The officials further said 16 pig casualties had been reported each from Lunglei and Khawzawl district on Sunday, while the same number of pigs had been culled in the two districts, before adding that over 2000 pigs had been culled this year.While ASF infestation has been confined to urban areas in Mamit and Khawzawl districts, it has significantly spread into the rural areas of southern Mizoram’s Lawngtlai, Siaha and Lunglei districts.Siaha has been the most severely affected, reporting 3,180 pig deaths, followed by Lawngtlai at 1,746 and Khawzawl at 505.
