On August 4, Lieutenant Colonel Nguyen Huy Thanh - Head of the Traffic Police Department (CSGT), Dak Lak Provincial Police - said that, in the face of the complicated developments of African swine fever, the Traffic Police force in the whole province is deploying a peak period of inspection and control of vehicles transporting animals to the area.
Vehicle owners are required to present documents proving the origin of the goods.
At traffic checkpoints on key national highways, the Traffic Police will coordinate with the veterinary force to check and strictly handle cases of transporting sick, dead or unknown animals, to prevent widespread outbreaks.
According to the Department of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Medicine of Dak Lak province, from the beginning of the year to July 30, the epidemic has appeared in 44 households in 26 villages, killing 256 pigs, destroying more than 15 tons.
The whole province has 17/102 communes and wards recorded epidemics. Of which, 7 localities have not been through 21 days since detecting the outbreak.
Mr. Nguyen Van Minh - Head of the Department said that the relevant agencies are closely coordinating with localities to monitor and handle the epidemic; build an epidemic safety facility, establish an inspection team to prevent and control the epidemic and review the use of vaccines and chemicals to promptly deploy control measures.
Previously, on the morning of July 29, Road Traffic Police Team No. 2, Traffic Police Department of Dak Lak Province Police discovered a truck transporting pigs traveling on National Highway 26 (through Ea Trang Commune, Dak Lak Province).
Realizing that there were many suspicious signs, the traffic police signaled to stop the vehicle for inspection.
Checking the truck's body, the traffic police discovered 97 pigs. Of which, 95 chickens showed signs of convulsions and edema, some had bleeding on the skin and 2 had died.
According to the test results of the authorities, all 97 pigs were infected with the African swine fever virus.
