Mexico, 2 Dec (EFE).-the Mexican Government announced today that it will strengthen health surveillance on its southern border before Guatemala report an outbreak of fever swine classic (FPC), and urged its citizens to travel to Guatemalan territory “does not introduce any product derived from the pig” to Mexico.
The national service for health, safety and agro-food quality (Senasica) said in a statement that the objective is to “protect the heritage porcine” Mexican, estimated at more than 15 million head, and recalled that Mexico is an FPC-free country since 2009.
Swine, fever that does not affect humans, is a virus that causes pigs to diarrhea, fever, decreased appetite, paralysis and tremors that cause them death.
The Ministry of agriculture, livestock and food (MAGA) of Guatemala declared a State of emergency animal health on 28 November to prevent the spread of the FPC which was detected on a farm in the Department of Sacatepéquez in the West of the country.
The outbreak was reported in Guatemala on 13 November, “is contained and there have been no new reports of cases”, asserted the Senasica.
“Strengthened the inspection and the promotion of the introduction of live pigs and products of pork at border points and commercial flights from Guatemala”, details the note.
The unit said that in the States of Chiapas, Tabasco, Campeche and Quintana Roo, which are border with Guatemala, will concentrate their work of monitoring.
The institution said it distributed informational posters in the area and also reinforced “measures of biosecurity on farms of pigs in the border region”.
Finally, the Senasica argued that he offered to the Ministry of Agriculture of Guatemala “support diagnostic and technical consulting services”.
The past November 19 the Salvadoran Government banned temporarily the importation of pigs coming from Guatemala and all its derivatives due to the outbreak of the plague swine.
Honduras also has closed the border to pork meat from Guatemala as a security measure. EFE
Mexico reinforces its health surveillance by outbreak of swine fever on its southern border. It asked its citizens who travel to Guatemalan territory “does not introduce any product derived from the pig” national territory. EFE/file
