Jindo-gun Strengthens Livestock Infectious Disease Prevention Measures Ahead of Seollal Holiday

Farmhouses Undergo Nationwide Disinfection... Intensive Promotion of Quarantine Guidelines

Jindo County will implement special quarantine measures, including promoting quarantine guidelines during the Lunar New Year holiday. (Photo by Jindo County)

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Hyun] Jindo-gun, Jeollanam-do announced on the 10th that it will strengthen the quarantine system against livestock infectious diseases as the movement of people and vehicles increases due to homecoming and ancestral rites during the Lunar New Year holiday.

The county will implement special quarantine measures such as mass disinfection of farms, operation and management of dedicated officers, and promotion of quarantine guidelines to ensure no negligence in livestock quarantine during the Lunar New Year holiday.

To prevent highly pathogenic avian influenza (AI), the campaign "Eliminate Viruses in Poultry Farms" is ongoing until the end of February, with 15 dedicated officers directly guiding and inspecting farms using checklists and leaflets.

In particular, during the Lunar New Year holiday, the county has designated a "Farm Mass Disinfection Day" and conducts large-scale disinfection activities twice a day, in the morning and afternoon, at livestock farms.

Additionally, quarantine guidelines that must be followed during the Lunar New Year holiday were intensively promoted to homecomers and livestock farmers through ▲installation of promotional banners ▲distribution of leaflets ▲village broadcasts.

A Jindo-gun Jindogae Livestock Division official emphasized, "Livestock farmers should not let their guard down during the Lunar New Year holiday and carefully practice the quarantine guidelines," adding, "Participation in the mass disinfection of farms is essential to eliminate contamination sources during the holiday period."

Meanwhile, a total of 88 cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza (AI) have occurred nationwide in poultry farms, with 16 cases reported in Jeollanam-do up to recently.

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