Currently, African swine fever has broken out in 17 communes and wards in Ninh Binh province. This is a worrying figure, reflecting the widespread impact of African swine fever, especially in the context of interseasonal weather creating favorable conditions for the virus to survive and spread.
According to statistics from the Ninh Binh Provincial Department of Agriculture and Environment, on April 27 alone, Ninh Binh province had to destroy 57 pigs infected with African swine fever, with a total weight of 2,226kg.
Accumulated from January 1 to April 27, 2026, Ninh Binh province has destroyed 7,134 pigs, with a total weight of 391,252kg, equivalent to more than 391 tons. This not only directly affects the income of farmers but also affects the supply of pork in the local market.
In fact, in many communes and wards in Ninh Binh, African swine fever is causing many farming households to fall into a "empty-handed" situation. Many families have to destroy their entire pig herd when preparing to sell, causing damage of up to hundreds of millions, even billions of dong. After the epidemic occurred, most households have not dared to restore their herds due to fear of risks, while production capital has run out.
Besides economic damage, the epidemic also causes anxiety for farmers. Disease control faces many difficulties due to the characteristic that the virus has the ability to survive for a long time in the environment, spreading quickly through many routes such as transportation, slaughtering, leftover food or indirect contact.
Faced with the complicated developments of African swine fever, the Ninh Binh Provincial Department of Agriculture and Environment has been and is implementing synchronous epidemic prevention and control measures. In which, focusing on zoning and thoroughly handling emerging outbreaks. Organizing the destruction of diseased pigs in accordance with regulations and strengthening chemical spraying to disinfect and sterilize the livestock environment.
Along with that, functional forces tighten control of transportation, trading, and slaughtering of pigs and pig products to limit the risk of disease spread. Propaganda work is also promoted to raise people's awareness of disease prevention and apply biosafety farming.
Ninh Binh Department of Agriculture and Environment recommends that farmers regularly monitor livestock herds, strictly implement hygiene and disinfection measures in barns. When detecting abnormal signs in pigs, it is necessary to immediately report to functional agencies for timely handling, to avoid widespread epidemic spread.
In the context that African swine fever still does not have a specific treatment vaccine, proactive prevention and strict control from the grassroots level are considered key solutions to limit damage and gradually control the epidemic in the area.
