Paul Imson News Today

Given the loose government control over veterinary drugs unlawfully sold in the countryside, industry stakeholders fear there could soon be a human-induced swine pandemic of disastrous proportion, perhaps far worse than the African swine fever outbreaks the Philippines has seen in recent past

Five more areas in Cebu have confirmed outbreaks of African swine fever, weeks after the first case was detected in Carcar, the Bureau of Animal Industry reported yesterday.

The Bureau of Animal Industry warned the public yesterday on the spread of African swine fever (ASF) following the order of Cebu Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia to stop the culling of hogs in Carcar City.