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Over 2,000 Pigs Die Of African Swine Fever In Madhya Pradesh’s Rewa

Pigs in Rewa started dying around two weeks ago, officials said. (File photo)Rewa: More than 2,000 pigs have died due to African swine fever in Madhya Pradesh's Rewa city in a span of two weeks, following which the administration has issued prohibitory orders, an official said.The prohibitory orders have been issued under section 144 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC), banning transportation, purchase and sale of pigs and their meat, Collector Manoj Pushp on Sunday said in the order, issued under the Prevention and Control of Infections and Contagious Animal Disease Act 2009.As per the order, the National Institute of High Security Animal Diseases (NIHSAD) in Bhopal has tested samples and detected African swine fever in pigs within Rewa municipal limits.Pigs in Rewa started dying aro...