In the past two months of Hong Kong, six pigs have only been infected with African swine fever cases, and they are suspected to be spread by animal corpses.
According to the Hong Kong Zhongtong News Agency on Saturday (January 6), Hong Kong African swine fever cases spread from Yuen Long to the Shangshui pig farm, which is noticeable.
The Hong Kong Environment and Ecology Bureau held an emergency meeting of cross -departmental departments and invited international veterinary experts to give opinions.Preliminary investigations and expert analysis show that all the animal body collecting stations near the pig farm near the swine fever are currently located on the collection route of the same animal corpse of the FEHD. It is suspected that the case may be related to the animal body collecting vehicle and the collection station.
The Fisheries and Protection Department has asked the pig farm to collect nasal swab samples for the pig corpse, and the fishing and protection department for virus testing. After the results of the result are negative, the pig corpse can be abandoned by themselves to prevent the virus follow the animal corpse of the animal body.Collection station spread.
A spokesman for the Hong Kong Food and Safety Center said that each batch of living pigs for Hong Kong must accept isolation quarantine before exporting to exit, and attached an official animal sanitation certificate to prove that the live pig's health is good and does not infect African pigs infected withSymptoms of plague.After all pigs enter the slaughter house, the FEHD will conduct strict inspection before and after the slaughter.In the past four years, no pigs for Hong Kong for African were found in the mainland.
