African Swine Fever Detected in Kakching & Churachandpur; Pork Sale Banned in Manipur

African Swine Fever (ASF) has been confirmed in the districts of Kakching (valley area) and Churachandpur (hill area) in Manipur, India. In Kakching, the disease was found in Moirangthem Leikai and Khaplangba Pareng; in Churachandpur, at Khaimol Kangvai.  

Following this, the state government imposed a ban on the sale of pork, shut down pig-meat shops, and prohibited transportation of pigs out of the affected districts.  

The affected villages have been declared containment zones, with 1-km buffers around infected farms. Authorities will cull infected pigs and compensate farmers. As there is no vaccine for ASF, strict biosecurity is the only available preventive measure.  

In mid-November 2025, officials from the Manipur Veterinary & Animal Husbandry Department confirmed that pigs from certain localities in Kakching and Churachandpur districts tested positive for African Swine Fever, per lab results from the North Eastern Regional Disease Diagnostic Laboratory, Guwahati.  

• In Kakching district two localities—Moirangthem Leikai and Khaplangba Pareng—were found to have ongoing pig-mortality or disease outbreaks.  

• In Churachandpur district, the area of Khaimol Kangvai was identified as having ASF spread.  

Following detection, the district administrations declared containment and surveillance zones, imposed movement/banning measures, and initiated responses such as culling and disposal of carcasses.  

The Manipur government has taken the following major steps:

• Immediate ban on sale of pork, pig-meat shops, and transportation of live pigs from the affected districts (Kakching, Churachandpur).  

• Declaration of containment zones: The area within 1-km radius of infected pig farms has been declared infected zone, and local vets will carry out culling and proper burial of carcasses (five to six feet deep) to prevent further spread.  

• The departments of veterinary & animal husbandry will compensate farmers whose pigs are culled by the government.  

• Districts adjacent or at risk (for instance, Tamenglong and Noney) have also imposed temporary bans on transporting pigs or pig meat from other districts as precautionary measures.  

• Public advisories emphasising biosecurity: avoiding buying pigs from unknown sources, not transporting pigs or pig-meat across zones, maintaining hygiene in pig farms, and immediately reporting unusual pig deaths. Officials (e.g., R.K. Khogendrajit Singh, Director of V&AH) stressed that since no vaccine exists, prevention through best practices is vital.