The incubation period of African swine fever is 5-9 days. On August 3, 2018, the first case of African swine fever was diagnosed in China. So, what are the disinfection methods for African swine fever? Follow the editor to learn about the folk remedies for treating African swine fever!

I. Disinfection Methods for African Swine Fever

1. For metal equipment, methods such as flame, steam, and cleaning can be used for disinfection.

2. For pens, vehicles, slaughtering processing, storage, and other places, disinfection can be carried out by cleaning with disinfectants or spraying.

3. For concentrated feed and bedding materials in farms (households), methods such as sedimentation fermentation or incineration can be used for disposal, and after the excrement and other waste are treated organically, methods such as burial, sedimentation fermentation, or incineration can be used for disposal.

4. For offices, staff dormitories, public canteens, and other places within the epidemic area, spraying for disinfection can be used.

II. Common Questions of Workers

When entering the epidemic area, it is necessary to wear disposable protective clothing, waterproof shoe covers, masks, and rubber gloves in the clean area; enter the epidemic area by stepping on the disinfection pad; when leaving the epidemic area, the disposable protective clothing, waterproof shoe covers, rubber gloves, and protective masks should be removed at the edge of contamination (after collection, they should be incinerated for harmless disposal), and enter the clean area by stepping on the disinfection pad.

Since 2007, African swine fever has occurred, spread and become epidemic in several countries around the world, especially in Ukraine and its surrounding cities.

In fact, there are no folk remedies to prevent African swine fever, and at present, there are no drugs that can be used to treat it very well. Therefore, it is most important to do a good job in prevention work in daily life. In daily life, it is necessary to do a good job in management, and the pig pen should be disinfected immediately, and attention should also be paid to good ventilation. If pigs are found to be infected with African swine fever, they should be protected and reported immediately to prevent more pigs from getting sick.