Dimapur: African swine fever (ASF) was detected in Thizama Village under Chiephobozou block of Kohima district in Nagaland.
Following the detection of the disease, Kohima deputy commissioner Kumar Ramnikant declared 1 km radius of the infected village as an infected zone.
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Additionally, a 10 km radius from the infected premises, covering a 9 km radius outside the infected zone, has been designated as a surveillance zone.
The DC also imposed a ban on slaughter, import and export of pigs and piglets.
He asked the public to strictly adhere to these restrictions to aid in the containment of the disease.
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