Chungnam Activates Emergency Response System for 'Disaster-Type Livestock Infectious Disease Prevention'

[Asia Economy (Hongseong) Reporter Jeong Il-woong] Chungnam Province is activating an emergency response system to block disaster-type livestock infectious diseases such as avian influenza (AI), African swine fever (ASF), and foot-and-mouth disease.

The province announced on the 30th that it will implement special quarantine measures through the activation of the emergency response system from the 1st of next month until March of next year.

During the special quarantine period, the province plans to focus on completely blocking livestock infectious diseases through quarantine activities such as ▲full control of livestock vehicles over a 121 km section at 18 migratory bird habitats ▲strengthening surveillance with 534 personnel including dedicated officers, airborne veterinarians, and quarantine workers (daily) ▲enhanced mass disinfection using 123 disinfection vehicles (every Wednesday) ▲inspection of quarantine status at livestock farms ▲mass vaccination against foot-and-mouth disease.

In addition, special situation rooms will be established at 15 cities and counties, the Livestock Hygiene and Quarantine Support Headquarters, and 24 locations including NongHyup to prepare a 24-hour emergency response system in case of any situation.

Previously, Chungnam suffered damage by culling approximately 2,842,000 poultry such as chickens and ducks due to AI outbreaks last winter. So far, ASF and foot-and-mouth disease have not occurred.

Jeong Nak-chun, Director of the Agriculture, Forestry and Livestock Bureau of the province, said, “Cooperation between local governments and farms is most important to block disaster-type livestock infectious diseases,” and added, “We ask individual livestock farms to have the commitment ‘I protect my farm myself’ and actively participate in quarantine activities.”

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