Sri Lanka has issued a Gazette Extraordinary banning the transport, slaughter and sale of pigs infected with African Swine Fever as part of efforts to combat an outbreak.
Through the published gazette extraordinary, the following activities have been prohibited within or in relation to the infected and suspected area for the purpose of preventing the spread from and controlling and containing within, the infected area, of the said African Swine Fever (AFS) and Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS).I. Under Section 5(4) of the Animal Diseases Act removal, taking or driving or transport within, to or from the infected or suspected area, pigs, pork, pork products or the risk material.II. The slaughter of susceptible species of Animal.III. The performance of artificial breeding procedures in the susceptible species of animals.IV. Holding or conducting Live Animal Markets, shows and competitions involving the susceptible species of Animal.V. Sale, exposure for sale, offering for sale, store, supply or distribution of pigs, pork, pork products and infected materials and processing and further processing of pork.VI. Throwing or otherwise placing in any body of water, any carcass or any part thereof of an animal that at the time of its death was suspected of being, affected or contaminated with the African Swine Fever (AFS) and Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS) or any other risk material that is suspected of or contaminated with the Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS), African Swine Fever (AFS); or VII. Placing any carcass or any part thereof, of an animal that at the time of its death was suspected of being, affected or contaminated with the African Swine Fever (AFS), Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS), in such manner as to facilitate other animal to consume or taking away of those carcasses or any part thereof to other places.
The orders will be effective for three months.
Source: Sri Lanka Mirror
