Nepal reports swine fever outbreak: 1,364 active cases; 934 pigs killed

Kathmandu: Nepal has reported its first cases of African swine fever in pigs, according to the Paris-based World Organization for Animal Health.

The fever has so far killed 934 pigs in six municipalities in the capital city of Nepal, The Kathmandu Post newspaper reported.

Nepal has 1,426 susceptible and 1,364 active cases of the African swine fever as of Thursday evening, said the animal organisation that has a mandate to improve animal health and welfare throughout the world.