Uzbekistan's Cabinet of Ministers has officially adopted a resolution defining the procedure for imposing quarantine measures in cases of infectious animal diseases. The document outlines how restrictions will be enforced based on the severity and spread of the infection.

Quarantine zones will be determined according to the biological characteristics of pathogens and the level of risk. In affected areas, veterinary and sanitary measures will be implemented, along with additional actions in risk zones where there is a threat of infection spreading.

Special attention is given to prevention: quarantine facilities will be established at border checkpoints. If such facilities are unavailable, animals will be isolated directly on farms.

The rules apply to all parties — from private owners to companies involved in animal husbandry or processing of animal products, regardless of business type.

Compliance with quarantine measures will be monitored by the Committee for Veterinary and Livestock Development under the Ministry of Agriculture, as well as its regional branches.

A specific list of infectious diseases requiring quarantine has been approved. It includes foot-and-mouth disease, African and classical swine fever, highly pathogenic avian influenza, Newcastle disease, rabies, anthrax, brucellosis, animal tuberculosis, and other dangerous illnesses.

Notably, amid alarming reports from neighboring regions, Uzbekistan has declared a month of sanitary-epidemiological hygiene in livestock farming from April 18 to May 18. The Ministry of Agriculture and the Farmers' Council have launched extensive preventive measures to prevent the entry and spread of foot-and-mouth disease, a dangerous viral threat to livestock.

Source: podrobno.uz