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Another politically charged food crisis is looming this holiday season. There will likely be little or no ham or lechon for Christmas. Or because the price will be prohibitive for the fiesta-loving ordinary people in the Philippines.
People here blame the resurgence of the African Swine Fever (ASF) epidemic that is causing piggery owners to sell their pigs in panic before they will be required to cull them. Recent data from the Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI) as reported by The STAR last week shows that ASF has spread to 32 provinces, up from 22 reported on Aug. 8.
There are 458 barangays affected nationwide by the ASF, nearly doubling the previous count of 251. Because of this, people are banned to eat pork and of course, no ham this Christmas 2024. The ASF can damage the body and may cause an everlasting threat to other piggery raisers.
BAI is putting its hopes on an effective vaccine. But the World Organization for Animal Health (WOAH) has advised its members that there is as yet no known effective and stable vaccine for the virus and that an effective surveillance system continues to be the crucial approach to curtail the spread of ASF and eventually to eradicate the virus.
People here blame the resurgence of the African Swine Fever (ASF) epidemic that is causing piggery owners to sell their pigs in panic before they will be required to cull them. Recent data from the Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI) as reported by The STAR last week shows that ASF has spread to 32 provinces, up from 22 reported on Aug. 8.
There are 458 barangays affected nationwide by the ASF, nearly doubling the previous count of 251. Because of this, people are banned to eat pork and of course, no ham this Christmas 2024. The ASF can damage the body and may cause an everlasting threat to other piggery raisers.
BAI is putting its hopes on an effective vaccine. But the World Organization for Animal Health (WOAH) has advised its members that there is as yet no known effective and stable vaccine for the virus and that an effective surveillance system continues to be the crucial approach to curtail the spread of ASF and eventually to eradicate the virus.
