Guatemala lifts import ban on swine vaccine

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Guatemala lifts import ban on swine vaccine

Guatemala, December 12 (PL) The agricultural authorities authorized the import of vaccines against classical swine fever, banned until today when a decree was published in the newspaper about official (Central America). This provision was taken by the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food due to an outbreak of the virus detected in November in some farms in the department of Chimaltenango. Under the agreement was amended to ban the import, manufacture and marketing of the vaccine for that disease eradication in force since March 2009, when the country was declared free of it, remember Prensa Libre in digital page. Notes the information that on 22 November, the ministry declared a state of animal health emergency after detecting an outbreak of swine fever on farms in Chimaltenango, which led to culling of more than 16 000 pigs. The importation of the drug will be in charge of the Pig Farmers Association of Guatemala, always under the control of the competent authority, according to the decree

 

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Re: Guatemala lifts import ban on swine vaccine

http://www.prensalibre.com/economia/Guatemala-busca-erradicar-peste_0_608939106.html
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Guatemala seeks to eradicate Swine Fever

The Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food (MAGA) last Monday authorized the Pig Farmers Association of Guatemala (Apogua), import the first shipment of 250 000 doses of vaccine against classical swine fever to combat the resurgence of the plague in the country.

The Maga, which since 2009 has banned the import of the vaccine to be declared the country free of swine fever, released the import and marketing of the drug for Apogua, having declared on November 22 last a health alert.

"The exclusive use of vaccination in pigs, is produced in Mexico and Guatemala import is permitted only by Maga," the Communications Unit of the ministry.

He added that the country also received a donation of 125 000 doses, which serve to establish a cordon sanitaire at borders, to "prevent any event that affects pig farming in neighboring countries."

Implications

Having identified the resurgence of the outbreak of swine flu in some farms in Chimaltenango, Central American countries reacted by closing their borders to pork and the declaration of Guatemalan health alert.

Following the closure of borders, expected to export its product Honduras to Nicaragua, however, the Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Nicaraguan, Veronica Rojas, told local media that his country has a health alert and will not import any pork Central American country.