Quarantine continues

“The quarantine in place in the provinces of Tavoush and Lori in the battle against the spread of swine fever continues, yet new cases have not turned up.” Thus was revealed to a panorama.am journalist by Grisha Baghyan, head of the agriculture ministry’s food safety division.

Baghyan assures that the sick animals are being killed, while other preventative measures are also being taken. He refutes information that the disease has reached the village of Zoravank, in the province of Gegharkunik. “We have sent experts to the village, and have found nothing.”

We remind that Zoravank borders Gegharkunik, and that swine fever turned up there, after which 60 pigs were killed to stop the spread of the disease. In all, 3,000 pigs have been done away with in the republic since the outbreak began.