India, Sept. 30 -- Aizawl: Carcasses of wild boar were found recently in a jungle near Mizoram's Saipum village in Kolasib district bordering Assam and they were confirmed death due to African Swine Fever (ASF), an official of state Animal Husbandry and Veterinary department said on Monday.
This is the third time such wild boar carcasses have been found in the state since the outbreak of the swine disease in March 2021, she said.
Animal Husbandry and Veterinary (AH&Vety) department deputy director Esther Lalzoliani said that the highly decomposed carcasses of will board were spotted by locals in the jungle in the second and third weeks of September near Saipum village. The locals then informed the AH&Vety department, which sent a team ...