A highly contagious and deadly swine disease, the African Swine Fever, has been reported in Kerala's Thrissur district.
"The disease was confirmed in the pigs owned by Kuttalapuzha Babu of Veliyanthara in the 14th ward. The district Collector has directed the district animal husbandry officer to cull the pigs and bury them," according to an official release quoted by PTI.