PETALING JAYA: The Veterinary Services Department (DVS) has assured Malaysians that the country is free from African Swine Fever (ASF) and samples from commercial pig farms and wild boars show no signs of the virus. "Clinical surveillance has been conducted at all commercial pig farms in eight states. "All commercial pig farms that have been examined show no signs of the virus," said its director-general Datuk Dr Quaza Nizamuddin Hassan Nizam in a statement on Friday (June 7). Dr Quaza said samples taken from 35 wild boars in six states in Peninsular Malaysia indicated that there was no ASF virus. Dr Quaza also said there was no ASF virus found in samples of 180 pork and pork products imported from countries affected by the virus.

Source: The Star June 07, 2019 10:52 UTC