Following the emergence of African swine fever (ASF) on the Islands of Luzon and Mindanao, cases were diagnosed in Leyte at the end of January.
Local outbreaks are ascribed to feeding swill, but it is evident that with the bulk of Philippine hog production from small family-operated farms, deficiencies in biosecurity, transport and trading in hogs are responsible for dissemination of ASF in the Nation.
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