Monday, September 22, 2008

The virus under control

Taken by the authorities not enough to improve the epizootic situation
In the south, in the Batken region Kadamzhayskom hospitalized for more than 70 people, the Z of them confirm the diagnosis «Anthrax».
As told in the press service of the Ministry of Emergency Situations, the spread of the disease was the result of contact with people previously hospitalized in Aksyyskom area. Attorney General has filed criminal charges of violations of veterinary regulations.
How many people were on him as a suspect, has not been disclosed yet, the secret investigation. But, as noted prosecutors accused to confirm their guilt facing a prison sentence of up to 3 years.
Meanwhile it was reported that in neighboring Jalal-Abad area recently came to the hospital bed six more people with suspected anthrax. Another 69 local residents are under the supervision of specialists sanepidemstantsii.
To disease does not spread throughout the republic, of the Ministry of Emergency Situations launched a prevention activities in the Chu and Talas. For example, veterinarians today held vaccinated more than 8 thousand big and more than 25 thousand small livestock. «Immunization received 450 dogs and 33 cats», - assured the press service department.
- Currently, epizootic situation in the republic is characterized as very hard - said Director General of Department of Veterinary Department of Agriculture and Water Resources and Processing Industry Ka-lysbek Zhumakanov - and this situation is not yesterday, not a year ago.
According to him, almost 70 per cent of all citizens living in rural areas, are related to livestock. Many villagers insufficiently informed about diseases of livestock in regions lacking veterinarians and Animal Husbandry. At the time of the Union of such professionals was more than 10 thousand today can barely count thousand.
Besides, if earlier for the slaughter of animals necessarily supervised veterinarians, today goes straight to the meat counters of stores and markets without any control. Another serious problem - the vaccination. It requires considerable resources and funding of veterinary services, as recognized Kalysbek Zhumakanov, the Government has not considered a priority matter, so the Department had to buy cheap low-quality vaccine.
- Since last year, the Government drew attention to the situation in veterinary medicine, and we were able finally to store vaccines, the WTO authorized epizootic bureau, to 52 million soms - told the department head. - Since September 15 we have begun to vaccinate animals with new quality products.

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