Mizoram bans import of pigs and piglets from Myanmar and Bangladesh

April 27, 2017

Mizorams southernmost Lawngtlai has banned import of pigs and piglets from neighbouring Myanmar and Bangladesh.

The prohibitory order was issued on 27th April in the district, banning imports of pigs and piglets from the two countries for two months.

The order was issued following reports that pigs and piglets were getting infected with the dreaded Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS) and classical swine fever. The order was issued as prevention of further spread of the diseases in the district as well as other parts of the state. PRRS, which hit the state in endemic proportions, resulted in the death of more than 3,000 pigs and piglets in 2013 and more than 4,000 pigs and piglets in 2016.

Ref; The Global New Light of Myanmar