SPREAD OF AFRICAN SWINE FEVER COMPLETELY SUPPRESSED IN ARMENIA: HEAD OF RA STATE VETERINARY INSPECTION
arminfo
2008-08-08 12:33:00
ArmInfo. Spread of the African swine fever has been completely
suppressed in Armenia, Head of RA State Veterinary Inspection Grisha
Baghyan told ArmInfo.
‘The recent rumours saying that the Russian airports prohibit RA
citizens to export meat products, made in Armenia, are not officially
confirmed as Rosselkhoznadzor (Russian agricultural regulatory
authority) did not officially notified us about it’, G. Baghyan
said. At the same time, he expressed opinion that the problems of
Armenia’s citizens are probably connected either with absence of a
proper documentation for import of foodstuffs in Russia or they are
explained by unauthorized "activity" of one or two airports’ employees.
To note, outbreak of the African fever virus was revealed in
early August, 2007, in two northern regions of Armenia, Lori and
Tavush. Total of 7 sources of infection were fixed in the country and,
according to the responsible persons, all the required measures were
taken to suppress spread of the virus over the whole territory of
the republic, in particular, quarantine has been introduced in the
infection sources. At the same time, the State Veterinary Service of
Armenia imposed temporary ban for import of pork from Georgia.