Suvarnabhumi Airport ups measures to detect swine fever coming from China

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Airport ups measures to detect swine fever coming from China

By The Nation

 

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Amid growing concern over an epidemic of African swine fever in China, Suvarnabhumi airport will step up procedures to detect smuggled pork meat and swine products from that country.

 

Livestock Development Department chief Sorawit Thaneeto has instructed the Animal Quarantine Station at the country’s largest international airport to dispatch an operations team, including sniffer dogs, to find, seize and properly dispose of smuggled pork products from China.

 

As part of the department’s temporary 90-day ban on imports of pigs, pork meats and swine products from China, Thai officials were told to strictly scan for and suppress illegal pork imports from neighbouring countries via 89 border checkpoints in 25 provinces.

 

If the situation remained risky, he would extend the temporary ban for 90 days at a time under his powers as the department’s director-general, said Sorawit.

 

If the outbreak worsened, the department could also propose that the Agriculture and Co-operatives Minister issue a ban on imports or transit of pigs and pork transiting Thailand from China, he added.

 

Labs at the National Institute of Animal Health and the Veterinary Research and Development Centre's regional centres were also prepared to inspect and confirm African swine fever infections in pigs. If any such cases were found, necessary measures would be quickly implemented to prevent and contain it.

 

African swine fever does not affect humans, but causes haemorrhagic fever in pigs and wild boars that is nearly always fatal.

 

There is no antidote or vaccine, and the only known preventive measure is a mass cull of infected livestock.

 

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-- © Copyright The Nation 2018-09-11

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Checks on imports of Chinese pork stepped up at Suvarnabhumi after swine fever reports

By The Nation

 

 

AMID GROWING concern over an epidemic of African swine fever in China, Suvarnabhumi Airport will step up
 

Livestock Development Department chief Sorawit Thaneeto has instructed the Animal Quarantine Station at the country’s largest international airport to dispatch a team, including sniffer dogs, to find, seize and properly dispose smuggled pork products from China.

 

As part of the department’s temporary 90-day ban on the import of pigs and pork meat products from China, Thai officials have also been told to strictly scan for and suppress illegal pork imports from neighbouring countries through 89 border checkpoints in 25 provinces.

 

If the situation remains risky, Sorawit said he would extend the temporary ban by 90 days at a time.

 

If the outbreak worsens, the department may also propose that the Agriculture and Cooperatives Minister issue a ban on the import or transit of pigs and pork to Thailand from China, he added.

 

Labs at the National Institute of Animal Health and the Veterinary Research and Development Centre’s regional centres are also preparing to test pigs for African swine fever. If any such cases are found, necessary measures will be implemented to prevent and contain it.

 

African swine fever does not affect humans, but causes haemorrhagic fever in pigs and wild boars that is nearly always fatal. There is no antidote or vaccine for the fever, and the only known preventive measure is a mass cull of infected livestock.

 

Last week, UN’s Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) convened a regional emergency meeting to address the outbreak in China, which produces half of the world’s pigs.

 

As pork is produced and consumed in so many Asian countries, particularly in East and Southeast Asia, the introduction of the virus to other countries in the region is a near certainty, experts said on the final day of the emergency meeting.

 

Kundhavi Kadiresan, FAO assistant director-general and Asia-Pacific representative, said the virus was a threat to livelihoods, economies, the entire swine industry and its associated value chains. 

 

China on Monday reported another outbreak of the deadly African swine fever in the eastern province of Anhui as the disease spreads further in cities that have already reported infections.

 

China’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs said that 23 hogs have died and 63 were infected in Tongling city in Anhui. 

 

The outbreak is the 14th reported in China since African swine fever was first detected in the country on August 3 and the eighth in Anhui alone.

 

Cases have been found in five other Chinese provinces, including Liaoning in the northeast, where the first outbreak occurred.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/national/30354249

 

-- © Copyright The Nation 2018-09-12

[Geoffggi]

Those swine get everywhere and in large numbers

[Media1]

When I see China l move quickly. Filthy people 

[Sydebolle]

Two comments:

Visit any fresh meat market anywhere in Thailand and the mind boggles, that not more people come down with or die of food poisonings in the Kingdom; same applies to super- and hypermarkets (Tesco Lotus, Big C Extra and Makro spring to mind). I hate Europe for suffocating in rules and regulations but in all fairness, many of those selling points would be permanently closed by the authorities. It is absolutely terrible to see such vending points in a "developed" country in the 21st century. Meat (not only pork but chicken and sometimes seafood as well) swims in a stench mix of blood, protein, melted ice water and speeds up the decaying process. 

As far as China is concerned I just returned from Myanmar via Chiang Mai and never saw more impolite, rude, spitting, loud and snorting "swines" than there. Be it the airport (a total mess) or restaurants near the night market - loaded with those highly acclaimed "quality tourists" which, to my irrelevant belief, rather belong into the category of people I would not even let into the country! 

[klauskunkel]

19 hours ago, webfact said:

Airport ups measures to detect swine fever coming from China

Maybe they are using the fast lane at immigration

[Jonmarleesco]

Plenty to be found in government circles. 

[AsiaHand]

WOW, The same remarkable medical unit that in the past announced their cure for AIDS and Ebola virus will now be able to detect Swine Flue in the air when checking incoming tourist from China. WOW !

[Media1]

5 hours ago, Sydebolle said:

Two comments:

Visit any fresh meat market anywhere in Thailand and the mind boggles, that not more people come down with or die of food poisonings in the Kingdom; same applies to super- and hypermarkets (Tesco Lotus, Big C Extra and Makro spring to mind). I hate Europe for suffocating in rules and regulations but in all fairness, many of those selling points would be permanently closed by the authorities. It is absolutely terrible to see such vending points in a "developed" country in the 21st century. Meat (not only pork but chicken and sometimes seafood as well) swims in a stench mix of blood, protein, melted ice water and speeds up the decaying process. 

As far as China is concerned I just returned from Myanmar via Chiang Mai and never saw more impolite, rude, spitting, loud and snorting "swines" than there. Be it the airport (a total mess) or restaurants near the night market - loaded with those highly acclaimed "quality tourists" which, to my irrelevant belief, rather belong into the category of people I would not even let into the country! 

They are putrid rotten animals