SAG raises alert and redoubles border inspection in Chile after ASF outbreak in the Dominican Republic

Sprayers - Nebulizers We manufacture in Chile Santiago, August 9, 2021.- The Agricultural and Livestock Service is on alert and has activated all the protocols established after the entry of African Swine Fever, ASF, to the Dominican Republic, the first country in America to report the presence of this disease animal in 11 of its provinces. Although ASF does not put people's health at risk as it is not a zoonosis, the Service calls for passengers who enter the country not to bring products of animal origin, since Chile is free of this disease that has caused serious economic losses around the world. Until last week, when the Dominican Republic reported the presence of ASF in its territory, America was the only continent that was free of this virus that has a great health and productive impact, causing a very high mortality in pigs (pigs and wild boars) , even reaching 100% of the affected animals. Within the framework of this alert, the SAG is redoubling the inspection carried out ...