Control at the NKR border: African swine fever has come close to the Kazakh border

There is no vaccine against this disease In the Omsk region of Russia, an outbreak of African swine fever was recorded. Due to the threat of infection in Northern Kazakhstan, veterinary and sanitary control has been strengthened, Zakon.kz reports. According to AstanaTV's report, it is forbidden to import live pigs into Kazakhstan, as well as raw meat and products that have not been heat-treated. At all automobile checkpoints in the North Kazakhstan region, cargo is carefully inspected. It is believed that the virus is not dangerous for humans, but the livestock of domestic animals can be destroyed. The regional veterinary inspection notes that there is no vaccine against this disease. Now in the region, urgent prevention is being carried out. “The economic entities involved in raising pigs have been notified of the strengthening of protection measures and the transfer of the work of enterprises to a closed mode. Employees ...