Czech Agriculture Minister: Soldiers to strengthen border controls on trucks due to foot-and-mouth disease from Wednesday

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The South Moravian Chamber of Agriculture asked the government to declare a regional state of emergency on Tuesday morning, fearing that the serious epidemic could spread to the Czech Republic. The minister said that the current precautions are sufficient and that the regional governor has the authority to declare a state of emergency if necessary.

At the same time, a crisis team has been formed at the national level, led by the State Veterinary Service

The Czech Army’s veterinary staff has also joined the crisis team’s work Marek Vyborny confirmed his statement on Monday that no cases of foot-and-mouth disease have been detected in the Czech Republic so far, but given the nearby Slovak epicenter of the serious epidemic, the Czech authorities are further tightening preventive protective measures. Czech Defense Minister Jana Cernochová announced that, at her suggestion, the government will adopt a resolution at its meeting on Wednesday to involve soldiers more in the fight against the import of foot-and-mouth disease, as requested by farmers in South Moravia. From

Monday midnight, it is prohibited to import certain animal products into the Czech Republic

Trucks weighing more than 3.5 tons will be checked and disinfected at the Czech-Austrian and Czech-Slovak borders. It is forbidden to transport cattle, pigs, sheep and goats through the country. On Tuesday morning, milk inspections began on farms in South Moravia, because the disease appears in milk the earliest. The inspections apply to all farms with more than a hundred cows. In the districts of Breclav and Hodonín, located near the Slovak border, the inspections also apply to smaller livestock farmers.

MTI