What are the symptoms of African classical swine fever? What happens when people eat it? Attached treatment measures

Recently, the topic of African classical swine fever has never stopped. Different provinces, cities and counties in China have been affected, so what are the symptoms of African classical swine fever? How should it be treated? What happens when people eat it? Let's have a look together!

I. symptoms of African classical swine fever

1. The body temperature of diseased pigs increased to 41 ℃ for 4 days, died 3-6 days after infection, and decreased 48 hours before death.

2. Leukopenia in diseased pigs, especially lymphocytopenia.

3. Purple spots with obvious boundaries appear in the ears, nose, perineum, tail and feet of diseased pigs.

4. Congestion or bleeding in larynx and epiglottis

5. The pig began to be extremely tired, with a faster pulse and difficulty breathing.

6. The autopsy showed splenomegaly, black and crisp. The lymph nodes are enlarged, brittle, fragile, bleeding and shaped like a black hematoma.

If these lesions occur, it is likely to be African classical swine fever.

How to treat African classical swine fever?

Although the topic of African classical swine fever has been spreading, no vaccine has been developed in the world to effectively prevent African classical swine fever. Therefore, we must do the following in our daily life:

1. Strictly control the entry of personnel, vehicles and susceptible animals into the farms, and strictly implement measures such as disinfection of personnel, vehicles and articles entering and leaving the farms and their production areas.

2. Keep pigs closed as far as possible, take isolation and protective measures to avoid contact with wild boars and soft ticks.

3. It is strictly forbidden to use hogwash or food waste to feed pigs.

4. Actively cooperate with local animal disease prevention and control agencies to carry out disease surveillance and investigation, especially the occurrence of classical swine fever vaccine failure, unexplained death and other phenomena should be reported to the local veterinary department in time.

For different regions, temperature changes and culture environment are the key, so we should not be taken lightly.

III. What happens to African people with classical swine fever

First of all, we have to understand that African classical swine fever only infects pigs, not humans.

1. Now, because of the panic of African classical swine fever, the pork that can be bought on the market is listed after strict quarantine at epidemic prevention stations. Therefore, we must buy pork in regular channels, and we will have more protection for ourselves.

2. African classical swine fever virus is sensitive to high temperature. it can be inactivated after heating for 20 minutes at 60 ℃. The processing conditions of meat products sold in China can inactivate the virus. So there is no need to stop eating pork because of the African classical swine fever epidemic somewhere.

The problems related to the symptoms and treatment of African classical swine fever are summarized and sorted out here today by Tuliu.com. I hope everyone will not cause unnecessary panic, those who should eat pork should still eat the same, and farmers should pay more attention to hygiene and prevention.

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