Nawashahr, Sept. 25 -- Five cases of highly contagious African Swine Fever (ASF) virus among the pigs have been reported in the piggery farm located in Bhaura village of Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar on Wednesday.

Taking note of the disease, deputy commissioner Ankurjeet Singh declared a 1km area around the epicentre of the disease as 'infected zone', while a 10 km area around the outbreak as 'surveillance zone'.

According to the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH), the ASF is a severe viral disease that affects wild and domestic pigs, resulting in an acute haemorrhagic fever. There has been no medicine or vaccination so far.

Ranjiv Bali, nodal officer (ASF) of the animal husbandry department, said as many as five samples were col...