In response to the confirmation of pigs infected with CSF and classical swine fever in pig farms in Yamagata Prefecture, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries held a countermeasures meeting and called for thorough hygiene management to prevent the spread of infection. I confirmed the policy to go.
On the 25th, pigs infected with CSF and classical swine fever were confirmed at a pig farm in Tsuruoka City, Yamagata Prefecture.
This is the first pig infection in Japan in three months since it was confirmed at a pig farm in Gunma prefecture in September.
In response to this, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries held a countermeasures meeting, and Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Nogami said, "It is extremely regrettable that the outbreak occurred at a pig farm in Yamagata Prefecture, which has been vaccinated with classical swine fever."
After that, he said, "We are proceeding with slaughter and epidemic prevention measures at pig farms where infection has been confirmed, and interviews with the surrounding area to investigate the cause," and cooperate with prefectures and cities to take prompt action. I instructed.
At the meeting, hygiene management will be conducted to prevent the spread of infection, such as considering vaccination in Akita and Iwate prefectures that have not yet been vaccinated with classical swine fever, and investigating the infection status of wild boars that transmit the virus. We have confirmed the policy of demanding thoroughness.