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Sniffer dogs at the border join fight against African swine fever | |
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2019-10-03 | |
发布年 | 2019 |
语种 | 英语 |
国家 | 英国 |
领域 | 气候变化 |
正文(英文) | Biosecurity Minister Lord Gardiner and the UK Chief Vet joined a Border Force operation at Heathrow Airport ![]() Biosecurity Minister Lord Gardiner and Chief Veterinary Officer Christine Middlemiss meet sniffer dog Marley and Border Force colleagues. Biosecurity Minister Lord Gardiner and the UK Chief Vet today (Thursday 3 October) visited Heathrow Airport to find out more about the work of Border Force and their highly-trained sniffer dogs to ensure the UK remains free of the animal disease African Swine Fever (ASF). UK border officials enforce controls at the border on illegal meat by using sniffer dogs and searching freight, passengers and luggage. They will seize and destroy illegally imported meat products. This is because the disease is highly contagious and the virus can survive in pork meat products, even if cooked or frozen. The operation was focused on passenger arrivals directly from South East Asian countries where African Swine Fever is prevalent. Biosecurity Minister Lord Gardiner said:
The disease, which poses no threat to human health but is fatal for pigs, has already spread widely across Asia – including China and Vietnam – and parts of Central and Eastern Europe. Cases have also been reported throughout Sub Saharan Africa. ASF has led to the deaths of over 800,000 pigs and wild boar in Europe and an estimated four million pigs in Asia, causing global pork prices to rise. If the disease was found in this country, it could have a devastating impact on the UK’s commercial pig stock of five million pigs, as well as the trade of our pork products. UK Chief Veterinary Officer Christine Middlemiss said:
In July, Defra launched a new campaign, working closely with the Devolved Administrations, at the UK’s border to help keep the damaging animal disease out of the country. We have also written to universities to ask them to contact international students about not bringing in meat products when they come to the UK to study. The main ways that the disease can spread are:
Published 3 October 2019
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来源平台 | gov.uk-Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs |
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条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.173/C666/handle/2XK7JSWQ/216533 |
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