Dimapur: African swine fever (ASF) was detected in Thizama Village under Chiephobozou block of Kohima district in Nagaland.

Following the detection of the disease, Kohima deputy commissioner Kumar Ramnikant declared 1 km radius of the infected village as an infected zone.

Additionally, a 10 km radius from the infected premises, covering a 9 km radius outside the infected zone, has been designated as a surveillance zone.

The DC also imposed a ban on slaughter, import and export of pigs and piglets.

He asked the public to strictly adhere to these restrictions to aid in the containment of the disease.

Bhadra Gogoi is Northeast Now Correspondent in Nagaland. He can be reached at: [email protected]