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300 pigs die of Swine Flu in Myagdi

January 1, Myagdi: Many pigs have started dying of Swine Fever in Myagdi.

According to the Veterinary Hospital and Animal Expert Center Myagdi, more than 300 pigs have died so far due to the infection in Beni and rural areas of the district.

Chief of the center Jeevan Prasad Acharya informed that Swine Flu was confirmed in the samples taken from some farms.

Swine Flu was confirmed first in a pig farm in Annapurna rural municipality-2.

Acharya said that although there is no complete cure for this disease, it can be reduced by vaccination of the pigs.

Animal Services Branch of Beni Municipality said that 250 pigs have died in Mangalaghat, Beni Municipality-7. Meanwhile, pig farmers have called for an awareness program to control the disease in the district.

The Veterinary Hospital and Animal Expert Center has requested farmers to isolate the suspected animals from the herd and inform the centre on time while disposing of the dead animals in pits.

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