DA - 251 barangay na sa bansa ang may active cases ng ASF ngayong Agosto

3 months ago

Umabot na sa mahigit 200 lugar sa bansa ang may kumpirmadong kaso ng African Swine Fever.

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00:00More than 200 places in the country have confirmed the case of African Swine Fever or ASF.

00:08To stop the growing famine, the Agriculture Department ordered the emergency procurement of vaccines.

00:16Maris is on the phone. Come on in.

00:21In the first step of bottles and steel, Michael is now hoping to make a profit.

00:26Around 100 pigs were killed in Lobo, Batangas.

00:30They have not yet confirmed if African Swine Fever or ASF is the cause of the famine

00:37that is about to be born because they have not yet tested it.

00:41That's all I expect from my children when they go to college.

00:46Now, there's nothing. Nothing.

00:48According to the owner of the pig farm where Michael works, their loss is already one million.

00:54It's so sad. I hope the government will help us.

00:58Ms. Iluminada is also sad because only coral is left in her piggery.

01:03We don't know how to survive.

01:05Our pig farming is a big loss.

01:08Those who sell pork are also affected in the family of Bayan ng Lobo.

01:12Almost no one is buying anymore even if it's a loss if it's sold.

01:16It's so hard. We don't know how we can pay for our jobs.

01:21According to the Department of Agriculture,

01:23it has been more than a week since the month of August,

01:25but the number of ASF cases has already increased to 251 barangays across the country

01:32compared to 150 only this July.

01:34Here in Batangas, where 10% of the hog population is in the country,

01:38there are 7 towns and 1 city that were affected by ASF,

01:42like Lobo and Kalataga, which declared a state of calamity.

01:46It's a bit fast in a matter of days.

01:49So we're seeing a resurgence.

01:51According to the DA, the disease is not transmitted from pigs to humans, but...

01:57Humans are carriers of the virus.

01:59For example, if a person goes to an infected zone,

02:03his clothes are covered with infected pigs.

02:05So the virus is in his clothes.

02:07If the pig that doesn't have ASF gets infected,

02:11he can get infected.

02:13It can be contagious.

02:15Although nothing has been reported to the DA,

02:17it is also possible that because of the rain,

02:19the virus spread.

02:21Water is a good vector of the virus.

02:23It won't just die.

02:25Unless, of course,

02:27it's subject to heat.

02:29Agriculture Secretary Francisco T. Laurel Jr.

02:33has ordered the emergency procurement

02:35of 10,000 vaccines for ASF

02:37to prevent the outbreak in Batangas

02:39that is expected to occur within two weeks

02:41to prevent the outbreak in Batangas

02:43that is expected to occur within two weeks

02:45along with coordination

02:47with the police and military

02:49so that border control and checkpoints

02:51can be established.

02:53The planned purchase of 650,000 vaccines

02:55will be bought by the government

02:57through regular procurement

02:59and is expected to be used

03:01this third quarter.

03:03As of now, 1,523 pigs have been killed.

03:05According to the DA,

03:07all infected pigs

03:09have been vaccinated.

03:11For GMA Integrated News,

03:13Maris Umali reporting for 24 Horas.

DA - 251 barangay na sa bansa ang may active cases ng ASF ngayong Agosto | 24 Oras

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