MANILA — The Philippine agriculture department is seeking emergency procurement of African swine fever vaccines to address a provincial outbreak, its chief said on Wednesday. Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel also said the local governments of affected areas in Batangas province may need to place their municipalities under a state of emergency to facilitate a response [...]The post Philippines seeks emergency procurement of swine flu vaccines to tackle outbreak appeared first on Interaksyon.
MANILA — The Philippine agriculture department is seeking emergency procurement of African swine fever vaccines to address a provincial outbreak, its chief said on Wednesday. Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel also said the local governments of affected areas in Batangas province may need to place their municipalities under a state of emergency to facilitate a response and release of funds for vaccines purchase. —Reporting by Karen Lema; Editing by Martin Petty.
