Assam bans motion of pigs to verify unfold of African swine fever

The Assam Government has banned the inter-District motion of reside pigs within the State to arrest the unfold of African swine fever, a extremely contagious and deadly illness.

Officials of Assam’s Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Department have recognized 297 epicentres of ASF throughout virtually all 35 districts within the State to date. Almost 30% of those epicentres had been notified in October.

Piggery is a significant business in Assam, which has a sizeable pork-eating inhabitants. Pig farmers within the State additionally provide reside pigs or processed meat to different States within the northeastern area.

“Cases of African swine fever have been reported from most districts since January this 12 months. Seven districts within the jap half of the State are probably the most affected,” an official stated.

These districts are Darrang, Dhemaji, Dibrugarh, Kamrup, Jorhat, Lakhimpur, and Sivasagar.

Alarmed by the unfold of the virus, the Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Department issued an order on Monday (November 17, 2025). It learn: “…in train of energy below Section 7, 10(1), 10(3), 10(4), 11, 12, and 13, learn with Section 6 of the Prevention and Control of Infectious and Contagious Diseases in Animals Act, 2009, the inter-district motion of reside pigs within the State of Assam is hereby banned in the intervening time, with speedy impact and till additional order to stop additional unfold of the illness.”

The authorities additional banned the intra-district motion of reside pigs within the seven jap Assam districts, together with the sale of pork in these districts, with speedy impact and till additional order.

African swine fever was additionally detected in Manipur’s Kakching and Churachandpur districts final week, prompting authorities to declare the affected areas as containment zones.