ASF in Bangladesh

So far, one outbreak has been detected The outbreak was reported on a farm with 414 pigs in Rangamati Sadar province, Rangamati district, in the east of the country. Rangamati borders both India and Burma. More than half of the area's population is Buddhist, which explains the presence of pig farming in the area, even though Bangladesh is predominantly Muslim. A total of 274 animals were found to be positive for the ASF virus, and 227 of them died. According to the WOAH report, the epidemic began on November 13. The virus was confirmed in a laboratory in the capital Dhaka on November 22. Reports of an outbreak in Bangladesh do not come as a complete surprise. Virtually all neighboring countries reported the presence of the virus at an earlier stage, including: Bhutan, India, Burma and even Nepal. Several countries still free from ASF So far, only a few countries in the wider Asia-Pacific remain ASF-free. Japan, Sri Lanka and Brunei have never reported outbreaks, nor has Taiwan. ...