Dr. Jessica Maribojoc, head of the Department of Veterinary Medicine and Fisheries (DVMF), said on Monday, March 20, 2023, said that the virus had been detected in blood samples taken from eight of the 21 Carcar pigs kept in a backyard farm in an urban barangay in Cebu City.
As a result, the authorities killed the pigs and cordoned the area to stop the disease from spreading.
Other pigs in the affected barangay and its surrounding areas are still being monitored for two weeks, and if they do not get sick or die, they can be slaughtered while there is still no infection.
Maribojoc said that pigs with ASF are not harmful to humans, but they should not be eaten or sold.
She said the virus will be killed if the meat is cooked for more than 30 minutes at a temperature of at least 70 degrees Celsius. (PAC/TPT)