ASF Border Measures Questionnaire for Convenience Arrivals from Asia Narita Airport January 30 18:53
At Narita Airport, a questionnaire was sent out to passengers arriving from Asia to prevent the invasion of ASF, a so-called infectious disease of pigs with a high fatality rate, which is a so-called infectious disease of swine, into Japan. Initiatives have begun to check for any contact with.
ASF is an infectious disease of swine that has spread in China and South Korea, and has not been confirmed in Japan. However, since it is highly infectious and has a near-life mortality rate of nearly 100%, it will have a major impact on the livestock industry if spread in Japan. Is given.
In response to the end of the Chinese New Year and the Chinese New Year holidays and the return of foreigners working in Japan, the Animal Quarantine Station Narita Branch has been working to distribute questionnaires to users of flights arriving from Asia. started.
The questionnaire asks if you have contacted livestock within a week, brought back your shoes from a local ranch, or have any meat products such as ham or sausage, and asked if you were concerned. You.
According to animal quarantine stations, ASF has no effective vaccine or treatment, and there are reports that the virus can survive in frozen meat for several years.
According to the Animal Quarantine Station Narita Branch, "The invasion of ASF into Japan may have a significant impact on the stable supply of food, and we want to somehow stop it at the water's edge."