Anticipating African Babi Fever, Babi Delivery To Papua Mounting Stopped

The Jayapura Regency Plantation and Livestock Service Drh Adorsina Wompere when giving vaccines to pigs in East Sentani District. (ANTARA)

SENTANI - The Jayapura Regency Government (Pemkab), Papua stated that starting June 5, 2024, the delivery of pigs to the Papua Mountains (Pemprov) Provincial Government and other areas will be stopped to prevent the spread of African swine fever or African Swine Fever (ASF).

This was done after the discovery of African swine fever that attacked dozens of livestock in Ayapo Village and Nolokla, East Sentani District, Jayapura Regency in recent times.

Head of the Veterinary Animal Health and Public Health Division of the Jayapura Regency Plantation and Livestock Office, Dr. Adorsina Wempere, said that the shipment of pigs to the Papua Mountains region and other areas in Papua from Jayapura was stopped based on the Decree (SK) of the Governor of Papua Number 188.4/143/2024.

"The decree explains the determination of the emergency status of an outbreak of African swine fever or African Swine Fever (ASF) in Papua Province," Adorsina said as quoted by ANTARA, Thursday, June 6.

According to drh Adorsina, this temporary suspension is very good for the Papua Provincial Government to prevent the spread of African swine fever to other areas in Papua.

"We consider this policy quite good for eradication and reducing the spread of African swine fever to other areas in Papua, especially areas of mountains that consume quite high pork," he said.

He explained that for the temporary suspension of the delivery of pigs, his party had coordinated with the Papua Animal Husbandry and Health Service and the Animal Quarantine Agency to ensure this.

"After coordination is carried out, information is obtained that on June 5, 2024, there should no longer be any delivery of pigs or other livestock outside Jayapura, anywhere, especially Mountains Papua for the next two months," he said.

He added that when the next two months after the applied period, no African swine fever was found in the Jayapura region, it was confirmed that by conducting surveillance, the delivery of pigs or other livestock could return to normal.

"We certainly hope that this problem ends quickly so that community activities, especially those directly involved with pigs, can run normally, delivery will take place again to improve the economy of the people in this area," he said.