Aizawl: The African Swine Fever (ASF) continues to wreak havoc in Mizoram as the dreaded swine disease has currently affected 31 villages and localities across six districts.
With 25 deaths on Sunday, as many as 1,983 pigs have so far been killed since the fresh outbreak of the swine disease in February.
At least 1,201 pigs have been culled during the same period, including 111 on Sunday.
Besides, 34 pigs suspected to be infected with ASF have also died on Sunday. The cause of their actual death is yet to be established.
So far, 473 pigs have died due to suspected ASF since February.
As many as 33,417 pigs have died due to the outbreak of ASF last year causing monetary losses to the tune of Rs 60.82 crore. A total of 10,910 pigs have also been culled to prevent further spread of ASF the same year.
The highly-contagious pig disease, which was reported for the first time in the state in March last year, was initially considered more or less contained as no pig death due to the outbreak was reported since December.
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