8.5 Interstate movement
Considering the first outbreak of ASF in Assam and Arunachal Pradesh states of India, prohibition of interstate movement of domestic pigs from the affected regions to a different part of the country should be given the highest priority as such movement may spread the infection to new geographical locations Sub-acute and chronic forms of ASF might take 3-4 weeks of time to complete the incubation period. In such situations, pig vendors might take advantage of a long incubation period and could introduce infected stock quite successfully to buyers from a different state to disease-free zones. Therefore, development of systems to monitor the health status and to improve the traceability of relocated pigs (domestic and wild pigs) in order to enhance animal infectious disease surveillance, reporting, and response is advisable.