Specialists of the Office of the Rosselkhoznadzor in the Lipetsk region took part in interregional exercises to localize and eliminate the conditional focus of ASF

The interdepartmental event was also attended by representatives of the subject veterinary services of the Ryazan, Tambov, Orel and Tula regions, the Center for Veterinary Medicine, the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Emergency Situations in the Lipetsk Region, the Ministry of Internal Affairs in the Lipetsk Region, the administration of the Dobrinsky District, the heads of rural settlements of the Dobrinsky District

The exercises provided for the development of coordination of actions aimed at eliminating outbreaks of especially dangerous diseases and preventing infectious animal diseases between the constituent entities of the Russian Federation.

According to the legend of the exercise, the situation of an outbreak of ASF disease in a citizen's personal subsidiary plot was simulated.

During the exercises, a wide range of all activities carried out when a suspected source of the disease is detected was worked out. The actions of veterinarians in taking pathological samples, processing premises, vehicles, burning and burying corpses, informing and interacting with all interested authorities, as well as other activities provided for by the requirements of the veterinary legislation of the Russian Federation were demonstrated.

The Office of the ROSSELKHOZNADZOR separately noted that in the light of the tense epizootic situation regarding African swine fever in the Russian Federation, the supervisory authority pays special attention to the issues of preventing the introduction and spread of a dangerous disease in the territory of its subordinate regions.

The exercise confirmed the readiness of all regional services to immediately implement a set of measures to prevent the spread, localize and eliminate the source of a dangerous infection in the event of its occurrence.