Infectious Disease ASF without Vaccine To Prophylactic Killing of Pigs Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries November 26, 13:29
Infectious disease ASF for pigs that spreads in Asia and there is no effective vaccine, so-called African swine cholera The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries is proactive in preventing non-infected pigs to prevent the spread when infection is confirmed in Japan The law has been adjusted to revise the law.
ASF is a disease that is completely different from CSF, a so-called swine fever, which is spreading in Japan. There is no effective vaccine, and infection is spreading in Asian countries such as China.
So far, no ASF infection has been confirmed in the country, but if the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries finds infection, it is most important to prevent the spread, and it also prevents uninfected pigs raised nearby. In order to be able to kill it automatically, we have entered into adjustments in the direction of amending the law.
Regarding this, Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Eto said at the press conference, “It is necessary to be aware that ASF without vaccine is the final stage when entering the country,” and to what extent preventive killing should be conducted Showed the idea of rushing.
The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries will submit a revised draft of the Act on Prevention of Livestock Infectious Diseases to the ordinary Diet next year at the earliest.