Swine fever: Manipur bans pig import from outside state, Myanmar

Imphal: Manipur government on Thursday banned the import of pigs and piglets from other states and neighbouring countries, especially Myanmar, to curb the infection suspected to be ‘African swine fever’ with immediate effect.

The state government also imposed ban on consumption of pork brought from other states and neighbouring Myanmar as precautionary measure against the highly contagious disease.

The order comes following reports of high mortality of pigs in neighbouring states, including Assam, Arunachal Pradesh and Nagaland.