Swine cholera vaccination Coordinated revision of the guidelines for prevention of epidemics Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries September 20, 5:02

Infectious disease of pigs, swine cholera was confirmed in Saitama Prefecture for the first time in the Kanto region last week, and since the infection does not stop, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries has been spreading the infection so that the country can prevent vaccination of pigs We will proceed with adjustments to revise the prevention guidelines.

In September of last year, swine cholera was confirmed in Gifu prefecture for the first time in 26 years, and it was confirmed in Saitama and Nagano prefectures from last week to this week. The infection spread to eight prefectures and was stopped. Is not ...

The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries has been cautious about vaccination of pigs so far, but takes seriously the situation where the infection spread to the Kanto region, which is a major production area of ​​pork.

For this reason, according to the officials concerned, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries decided to make adjustments for the revision of the epidemic guidelines so that vaccination can be carried out proactively after deciding the time and region under the responsibility of the country.

In the future, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries will ask for the consent of the Liberal Democratic Party, etc., and in the future will take procedures to listen to the opinions of experts.

Vaccination has a strong opposition because it affects distribution and exports, but the capture of wild boar that seems to be spreading the infection has not been fully effective.

For this reason, the demand for inoculations from pig farmers in various regions has increased with the spread of infection.

The vaccine of swine cholera was inoculated until 2006, 13 years ago, but not thereafter.

According to the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, even if you eat vaccinated pig meat, there is no impact on human health.