Overview
- The restrictions take effect immediately and will remain in place until further orders.
- Pork sales are halted in Dhemaji, Kamrup, Lakhimpur, Sivasagar, Darrang, Jorhat and Dibrugarh.
- Authorities report ASF incidences have risen sharply since January 2025, spreading to nearly all districts.
- Officials say roughly 14,500 pigs have been culled this year, with more than 3,000 deaths attributed to the disease.
- ASF has no vaccine and carries very high mortality in pigs, driving the focus on movement controls and biosecurity.