Dimapur, July 3 -- Longleng Deputy Commissioner W Manpai Phom on Thursday declared Pongching and Hamlikhong villages in Nagaland's Longleng district as African Swine Fever (ASF)-infected zones.

The DC made the declaration following a report from the office of the chief veterinary officer of Longleng confirming the occurrence of the disease in the two villages.

Phom declared a one km radius of the two infected villages as infected zones and 10 km radius from the infected areas as surveillance zones to control and contain the ASF outbreak.

To control the spread of disease, the district administration has also banned slaughter of pigs, import and export of pigs and piglets and transportation of pigs and pork.

Meanwhile, Longleng addition...