(VOV) – The Convention on International Trade of Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) has requested Vietnamese forest rangers’ agencies undertake drastic measures to prevent wild animals from spreading infectious diseases including Ebola.
CITES Vietnam Director under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) Do Quang Tung said that the body asked provincial forestry rangers’ departments to send officials to supervise the import and export of wild animals in localities. All instances of illegal import of wild animals should be punished in accordance with current regulations.
CITES Vietnam also requested farms which raise wild animals to regularly disinfect breeding facilities and supervise epidemics, if any. They should pay particular attention to fumigating areas which have wild animals imported from Africa.
Localities were required to actively co-ordinate with veterinary agencies and local medical centres to supervise any epidemics at these farms and immediately cull dead wild animals.
Moreover, localities were urged to instruct farmers to isolate sick animals which show symptoms of infection and timely inform relevant agencies.
CITES Vietnam also recommended that breeding farms strengthen control and punish illegal transport, trafficking and slaughter of wild animals, and introduce safe measures for those who contact wild animals and related products.
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