2,800 swine died in PRRS in Mizoram

Over 2,800 swine had died in the state due to outbreak of Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS) which began almost two months back, Secretary for Animal Husbandry and Veterinary department K Lalnghinglova said here today.
Lalnghinglova said the Rapid Response Team would again be sent to worst-hit Champhai district tomorrow to conduct on the spot study of the latest situation.
The Veterinary department had sent thousands of doses of antibiotics to Champhai, Lunglei and Lawngtlai districts to prevent secondary infection which always aggravate the PRRS infections, he said.
Meanwhile, Champhai District Pig Rearers Association said 10 swine died in Champhai town during the past 48 hours.

Mizoram-Myanmar-border Champhai district recorded the highest toll of 2694, the Association's Assistant Secretary Siammawia said.
However, the number of swine deaths has been steadily decreasing in Champhai town and surrounding villages since the last one week.

He said some fresh infections were detected and many swine were still sick though it was felt that some of the swine have built up resistance against the disease.
This is the second PRRS outbreak in the state and the first outbreak during March-April in 2013 killed over 3,000 pigs in six out of eight districts in Mizoram.
Pig rearers said disease was infected from import of pigs and piglets from Myanmar where PRRS was reported to be prevalent most of the time.