The Central Laboratory in Madrid confirmed the presence of the swine fever virus in the samples sent from Moldova. Director of the National Food Safety Agency Gheorghe Gaberi in a press briefing said the responsible institutions took all the necessary measures to avoid the spread of the infection. In Moldova, there were reported no other cases of infection than the previously announced ones, in villages of Donduseni district, IPN reports.

The Agency’s vice director Vsevolod Stamati said the head of Donduseni district made an order by which the villages Mosana and Cernoleuca were declared possible sources of swine fever infection for a period of 45 days. Sanitary points were set up at all the entrances and exits of the two villages, starting with the protection area and ending with the second area, of up to 10 km. The movement and slaughtering of animals for selling their meat were banned in this area. Animals can be slaughtered only for domestic use, but the meat cannot be taken to authorized markets or other settlements.

Police officers and a veterinarian are on duty at the sanitary points. These will be supplied with disinfectants every morning and evening. In case of suspicion, the police check the vehicles and passengers so as to avoid the spread of infected products.

Two suspected hotbeds of swine fever were detected in Mosana and Cernoleuca of Donduseni district on September 22. According to Vsevolod Stamati, it was determined that the African swine fever was brought to Moldova from Ukraine by private individuals at the end of August, when the patron saint day was marked in a number of villages of Donduseni.