The hotbeds of African swine fever in Palanca village of Stefan Voda district appeared after infected meat was brought from Ukraine. The village will be in quarantine for 60 days. There is only one point of entrance to the village and this contains a sanitary filter, director general of the National Food Safety Agency Gheorghe Gaberi told a news conference on November 3, IPN reports.
According to Gheorghe Gaberi, the virus reached the country because the citizens didn’t respect the restrictions imposed on the import of meat and meat products from Ukraine, where a number of hotbeds were reported. It is regrettable that the people do not realize the risks to which they expose themselves when they decide to go to the neighboring state to buy pork because it is cheaper there. “The infected animals were eliminated. The hotbeds appeared in the households that ignored the restrictions,” stated Gheorghe Gaberi.
The Agency’s vice director Vsevolod Stamati said there are about 30 hotbeds of African swine fever at the border between Moldova and Ukraine. Those who come from Ukraine have their baggage and units of transport checked. The identified meat products are seized and burned. “During the past 24 hours, 58 kg of meat were seized from citizens in customs posts and destroyed by burning. About 3,580 kg of meat have been confiscated so far this year,” he stated.
According to the National Food Safety Agency, there are over 300 pigs in Palanca. Seven pigs died there in domestic farms. Another eight pigs were burned. A new case of suspect swine fever was reported in Palanca on November 3.
