KOTA KINABALU: Some 4,452 pigs throughout Sabah have been affected by the African Swine Fever (ASF) as of Tuesday (March 1), involving backyard pigs, wild pigs and commercial pigs.
The state Veterinary Services Department, in revealing the latest statistics on Wednesday (March 2), said the total included mortalities and culled cases.
“There are 10 districts without ASF cases over the past six months and they are Pitas, Kota Marudu, Beluran, Kinabatangan, Lahad Datu, Telupid, Tongod, Sandakan, Semporna and Tawau.
“Meanwhile, districts without cases in the past 60 days are Sipitang, Tenom, Tambunan, Nabawan and Keningau … those not listed in these two categories are still listed as positive,” the department said in its statement.
It added that since the outbreak was declared in the state last year, 459 awareness campaigns have been carried out in 17 districts across Sabah.
The statistics were recorded since the initial outbreak in Pitas in February 2021.
Penampang was the last district to havve an ASF outbreak in mid-January this year.
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