The Negeri Sembilan Veterinary Services Department (JPVNS) has advised the public, especially wild boar hunters and swine breeders, to quickly report the death of any wild boar or commercially reared pig to the authorities.

JPVNS director Dr Kamarulrizal Mat Isa said this was after a positive African Swine Fever (ASF) case was detected involving a dead male wild boar, which was reported by a worker at an oil palm plantation at Ladang Sengkang, Pasir Panjang, Port Dickson on Jan 3.

He said early notification would enable the department to...