The head of Chuvashia, Oleg Nikolaev, signed a decree on the introduction of quarantine for anthrax in the village of Staroe Aktashevo. The document has been officially published web portal district officials.
Earlier, two cases of infection of local residents were detected here.
The text of the decree says, “To establish restrictive measures (quarantine) for anthrax in the epizootic focal zone.”
The focus of the epidemic was determined on the territory of a personal subsidiary farm located in the village of Staroe Aktashevo in a house on the street. Zaprudnaya. The unfavorable point is marked with a radius of 2 km from the boundaries of the epizootic focus. The threat zone was within a radius of 5 km from the boundaries of the unfavorable point.
Entry to this zone is prohibited, except for employees of the organizations of the State Veterinary Service of the Russian Federation involved in the liquidation and people living there.
It is forbidden to import and export animals, meat and milk to this region. The purchase and sale of feed, vehicle entries and exits are prohibited.
It was previously reported that Rosselkhoznadzor. started Investigation of the anthrax incident in Chuvashia.
A married couple from the village was infected with anthrax. They kept seven sheep and two bulls on their private farm. The carcass of one of the bulls had previously caused the infection. A male can become infected while preparing bull meat for sale.