Hog cholera Concerns about spreading infection Minister Nobu Eto “Preventive measures promptly” September 14, 21:31
It was confirmed on the 13th that pigs raised in pig farms in Saitama Prefecture were infected with hog cholera for the first time in the Kanto region. Showed the idea to immediately consider measures to prevent the spread of infection.
In September of last year, swine cholera was infected in Gifu Prefecture for the first time in 26 years in Japan, and the infections continued in the Tokai region.
This time, in Saitama Prefecture, there are concerns that it will spread to Kita Kanto, where there are many pigs.
On this day, the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Eto told reporters in Chiba Prefecture on the 14th, “The producer's uneasy feelings are increasing. “It ’s a big deal,” he said.
On top of that, he said, “I want to do what I can, but I ’d like to do what I can do to vaccinate pigs raised at this stage.” Showed.