Intensive Vaccines, Cases Of Pig Death Due To African Babi Fever In East Sentani Are No Longer Found

Head of Veterinary Animal Health and Public Health Drh Adorsina Wompere (ANTARA/Yudhi Efendi)

SENTANI - The Jayapura Regency Government stated that there were no cases of pig deaths in the local area. Previously in Nolokla and Ayapo villages, East Sentani District, there were cases of death due to African Swine Fever (ASF) or African swine fever. "Indeed, after the death of pigs for some time in Nolokla and Ayapo Villages, we immediately carried out a mass vaccine to the live pig population to prevent the spread of the ASF virus," said Head of Veterinary Animal Health and Public Health at the Jayapura Regency Plantation and Livestock Service, Adorsina Wempere in Jayapura, Antara, Wednesday, July 3. To ensure that there is no spread of the ASF virus in Nolokla and Ayapo villages, his party will conduct a survey this month and August 2024. "When from the survey and the results of the samples there are no more ASF viruses, we will ask the Papua Provincial Government to issue a circular regarding the new status of the current condition even though it has not been six months," he said. He explained the new status of the current condition of Papua Province which is virus-free ASF so that the community's economy can run again. "When we go to the field, there are always complaints from farmers who cannot send their pigs outside Jayapura, especially to mountainous areas, even if the cost of checking the pig samples per head is only Rp. 500 thousand," he said. He added that emergency status regarding the dangers of spreading the ASF virus is important, but the community's economy is also important to maintain human survival.

"We hope that the Papuan Provincial Government can understand and revoke the emergency status of the ASF virus so that intra Papuan pig shipments can resume running," he said.