Animal diseases on the rise again
The spring and summer time is considered time period with high rates of spread of animal diseases. The warmer temperatures are especially favorable for the transfer.
The African swine fever has been established for several years in the North-Eastern regions . In Poland and the Baltic States, again 20 cases have been reported since the beginning of the year, which mainly came from the feral pig population.
A total of 4 official cases were reported in Russia and the Ukraine . A large uncertainty and risk is seen in the border region of the Ukraine and Russia. The unstable political conditions are ideally suited to an uncontrolled spread of African swine fever.
Although officially no swine fever cases are reported from Belarus , but it is known that considerable damage in the pigs have occurred.
After relevant studies of the Friedrich Loeffler Institute one must assume that the African swine fever primarily man-made is carried forward. An infested animal is so weakened that the range is significantly reduced within a few days.
The major transmission routes come about way thrown food wastes, not disinfected vehicles, clothing and equipment, etc.. So, E.g. the transfer of disease from the Bosphorus countries has been proven with neighboring Russian regions in the North of Russia by the military.
In the next few weeks should be held in the Baltic areas NATO maneuvers , which passes through the affected areas of disease. There is currently no legal recourse to block the areas for these purposes. The veterinarians on the ground fear a greater spread of disease cases.
The foot - and -mouth disease in Turkey comes down not by the high level of spread for years.
H5N9 occurred in several cases of bird flu are South of France in the dangerous for people.
The competent authorities make even once urgent attention to follow the preventive measures of hygiene and disinfection . A Schweinepestfall in the European refining centres had not only current high damage resulted, but for more years to demonstrate that no risk. The damage to our image is again much higher.