ADVERTISEMENTAlthough the disease is not dangerous to humans, it can cause great economic loss for farmers and harm pork trading. Dam Xuan Thanh, deputy head of the Department of Animal Health under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, said the disease is mostly transferred via human actions. Transportation and importation of pork must also be carefully monitored, while pork products with unclear origin must not enter Vietnam. Farmers should follow biosafety regulations and avoid smuggling pigs, while travelers should only buy pork products that are properly tested,” Thanh of the Department of Animal Health said. The conference was organized by the Department of Animal Health; Ceva Sante Animale in HCM City, a French-based animal vaccine and drug company; and C.P.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer September 12, 2018 08:13 UTC