Swine fever fear grips part of India's Assam

STORY: Swine fever fear grips part of India's Assam DATELINE: July 18, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:03 LOCATION: New Delhi CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of India Gate 2. various of village area 3. various of pigs STORYLINE: The fear of African swine fever has gripped the Dibrugarh district of India's northeastern state Assam, after 21 pigs died of the disease during the last month, confirmed a veterinary doctor to Xinhua over phone on Sunday. "After 21 pigs had died last month, a few samples were sent for medical examination at a lab and the disease was confirmed. All the pigs that had died last month belonged to the same poultry farm located in a village. We alerted all areas in the immediate vicinity, and called for the culling of the pigs suffering from the disease," said Dibrugarh Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Officer Dr. Himandu Bikash Barua. Quoting experts, media reports said that the African swine fever does not infect, or spread to humans even though it is deadly and highly contagious for pigs.

Climate change threatens livelihood of Nepal's Sherpas

Climate change threatens livelihood of Nepal's Sherpas

Pasang Sherpa, 31, has climbed Mt. Everest twice. During this interview at his house-cum-restaurant at Namche Bazaar, Nepal, he said after an avalanche in 2014, he isn't sure he will climb again. (Photo by Bikash Karki)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Climate change threatens livelihood of Nepal's Sherpas

Climate change threatens livelihood of Nepal's Sherpas

Khumjung village, located at an altitude of 3,790 meters, is blanketed by unseasonal snowfall on March 5, 2015. There are concerns that changing weather patterns do not bode well for the future of mountaineering in Nepal. (Photo by Bikash Karki)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Climate change threatens livelihood of Nepal's Sherpas

Climate change threatens livelihood of Nepal's Sherpas

Photo shows a view of Mt. Everest from Namche Bazaar, Nepal, on March 7, 2015. (Photo by Bikash Karki)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Nepal's Sherpas gravitate toward safer jobs in mountaineering

Nepal's Sherpas gravitate toward safer jobs in mountaineering

Photo shows a view of Mt. Everest from Namche Bazaar, Nepal, on March 7, 2015. (Photo by Bikash Karki)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Nepal's Sherpas gravitate toward safer jobs in mountaineering

Nepal's Sherpas gravitate toward safer jobs in mountaineering

Photo shows Mingma Doma Sherpa (L) and Lhakpa Tshering Sherpa, who lost their father Dorji Sherpa in an avalanche on Mt. Everest in 2014, during an interview in Namche Bazaar, Nepal, on March 6, 2015. (Photo by Bikash Karki)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Mt. Everest

Mt. Everest

Photo taken in March 2015 shows trekkers and Sherpas walking on a trail near Namche Bazaar in eastern Nepal, with Mt. Everest (L) and Mt. Lhotse seen in the background. (Photo by Bikash Karki)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo