The outbreak of Africa swine fever in Murang’a County, Kenya, has killed more than 3,000 pigs in the region, CEOAFRICA news desk discovered.

Margaret Wambui, a farmer, said they have received no aid from the government and the disease has affected more than 5,000 pigs.

The disease, as reported by CEOAFRICA, broke out last month and Wambui further said veterinary officers told pig farmers that the disease has no cure or prevention. She said the animals grow weak, lose their appetite and develop blue coloration on their skin before they die.

 She also said ”The disease is highly contagious. Mortality is usually close to 100 per cent and pigs of all ages are affected. When they started dying, we decided to slaughter them. We throw away the liver and pancreas, which have red scars and are larger than normal. We then sell the rest of the meat to nearby butcheries or Nairobi and other towns.”

The Murang’a Veterinary department director Wilson Wahome said they will control the disease by disinfecting pigsties, but the disease, he said, does not affect humans.