Aizawl: An unprecedented upsurge in pig casualty due to resurgence of African Swine Fever (ASF) outbreak was witnessed on Monday in Mizoram with 117 pigs dying of ASF in five districts, reports HC Vanlalruata.Champhai district registered pig deaths for the first time while Mamit district, bordering Tripura and Bangladesh, for the first time sees the disease spreading to rural areas.State veterinary officials said northeastern Mizoram’s Khawzawl district registered the largest number of daily casualty at 67 in six villages and localities, followed by Chhippui village in Mamit district as 20 pigs died for the first time in the village while it was earlier confined to Zawlnuam town. Champhai district, bordering Myanmar, for the first time registered 18 deaths in four villages.
