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On the heels of yesterday's report - and for the 11th time since March 23rd - Japan's Ministry of Agriculture has announced another outbreak of Classical Swine Fever, meaning that half of all CSF farm outbreaks since September have been reported in the last month.
Like African Swine Fever (ASF), CSF is highly contagious among pigs, and can be economically devastating for pork producers, but neither disease poses a direct human health threat.
Confirmation of suspected affected animals of swine fever in Aichi Prefecture, about (22 cases eyes domestic)
2019 April 22,
the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Today, suspected affected animals of swine fever has been confirmed in a pig farm in Seto City, Aichi Prefecture.
We are taken all possible measures for the quarantine measures for the disease.
The farm, has been located in the movement restrictions in the area of domestic 13,15,19 case was of the farm, March 27, days later, we do not the movement of breeding pigs.
Interview in the field, thank you for your cooperation as strictly refrain from such that there is a risk that cause the spread of the disease.
1. Overview of the occurrence farm
Location: Seto City, Aichi Prefecture
breeding situation: 1,186 head
2. Background
(1) Aichi Prefecture, April 21 (Sunday), from the farm, received a report of a breeding pig has exhibited abnormal, we conducted a site inspection by animal health inspectors.3. of future correspondence
(2) the same day, because the suspicion of swine fever is caused by the inspection at the Livestock Hygiene Service Center, was subjected to a thorough examination, today (April 22, Monday), it turned out to be a suspected affected animals of swine fever want did.
On the basis of the "specific livestock epidemic quarantine guidelines for classical swine fever", and taken all possible measures for the following quarantine measures, and the like.
(1) The farm breeding pigs slaughtered and baked burial, and carried quickly and accurately quarantine measures necessary for setting of the movement restriction zone.
(2) for the farm of movement restricted area, it will be carried out as soon as possible occurrence status check inspection.
(3) Since the spread of infection prevention, strengthening the disinfection of peripheral generation farm, we set up a disinfection point to the main road.
(4) for the investigation of such infection route, and dispatch the epidemiological investigation team of the country.
(5) aims to ensure the early detection and early notification of the disease.
(6) strive to relevant ministries and sufficient cooperation, producer, consumer, we will endeavor to provide accurate information to the distributors and the like.
(7) thorough guidance on compliance with the Standards of Rearing Hygiene Management of intrusion prevention, etc. to the farm disinfection and wild animals of the farm.
(8) In order to investigate and prevent the spread of such infection route, it will assume all the possibilities investigation.
