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PENETRATION OF SWINE FEVER INTO ARMENIA WILL BE CONFIRMED OR REJECTED ONLY AFTER LABORATORY EXAMINATIONS, EXPERT SAYS
arminfo
2007-08-27 10:16:00
It is earlier to speak of swine fever penetration into Armenia before
the completion of laboratory examination, Head of the Livestock Disease
Control and Analysis Department, State Inspectorate for Food Safety
and Veterinary of Armenia, Eduard Stepanyan, told ArmInfo.
He said biological samples of the animals from Lori and Tavush
regions, where swine mortality was registered last week, have been
submitted to laboratory examination. Specialists from Russia were
invited to make precise diagnosis. Only after the final results
of the examination it will be possible to make a resolution on the
swine fever penetration into the country, E. Stepanyan said. Swine
epizootological monitoring is underway in the above regions. In
addition, the control over import of meat and animals into the country
has been toughened. As before, vehicles and shoes are disinfected
at the frontier checkpoints. Moreover, 'dangerous' meat products
are confiscated and liquidated on the Armenian-Georgian border. The
disease is not dangerous for human health. However, its penetration
will cause a serious economic damage to the country, he said.
To recall, Georgia is the first country in CIS were African swine
fever was registered.
arminfo
2007-08-27 10:16:00
It is earlier to speak of swine fever penetration into Armenia before
the completion of laboratory examination, Head of the Livestock Disease
Control and Analysis Department, State Inspectorate for Food Safety
and Veterinary of Armenia, Eduard Stepanyan, told ArmInfo.
He said biological samples of the animals from Lori and Tavush
regions, where swine mortality was registered last week, have been
submitted to laboratory examination. Specialists from Russia were
invited to make precise diagnosis. Only after the final results
of the examination it will be possible to make a resolution on the
swine fever penetration into the country, E. Stepanyan said. Swine
epizootological monitoring is underway in the above regions. In
addition, the control over import of meat and animals into the country
has been toughened. As before, vehicles and shoes are disinfected
at the frontier checkpoints. Moreover, 'dangerous' meat products
are confiscated and liquidated on the Armenian-Georgian border. The
disease is not dangerous for human health. However, its penetration
will cause a serious economic damage to the country, he said.
To recall, Georgia is the first country in CIS were African swine
fever was registered.