Swine cholera vaccination This week we will start in 10 prefectures October 21 17:46

As the spread of swine contagious diseases and swine cholera continues to spread, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries approved the vaccination plan to prevent the infection of swine submitted by 10 prefectures such as Gifu Prefecture on the 21st, as early as this week The inoculation is expected to start.

The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries has revised its quarantine guidelines that show its response to swine cholera, and is planning to vaccinate pigs in 11 prefectures, including Gifu Prefecture, where infection with wild boar that spreads viruses has been confirmed. Ten prefectures submitted a vaccination plan, except Shizuoka prefecture, where infection was just confirmed last week.

The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries held a meeting with experts on the 21st, and the plans submitted by each prefecture stated that the number of pigs to be vaccinated and the system for personnel to be vaccinated are appropriate, Gunma Prefecture, Saitama Prefecture, We accepted the plans for Toyama, Ishikawa, Fukui, Nagano, Gifu, Aichi, Mie, Shiga and all 10 prefectures.

In response to this, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries is planning to ship the vaccines stocked on the 23rd to each prefecture, and the vaccination of pigs is expected to start as early as this week.

The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries says, “I want to continue to support the smooth implementation of vaccines in cooperation with the prefectures.”