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“Samples were taken when tissues suddenly began to die on the farm. After the investigation, it was established that the tissues were infected with this infectious disease,” said Jurgita Savickaitė, representative of the State Food and Veterinary Service.
According to Česlovas Tallat-Kelpša, president of the Lithuanian Fur Breeders Association, director of Vilkijos ūkio, the coronavirus spread in a tissue farm in the Jonava district, which belongs to the Danmink company. The latter’s main shareholder is Vilkijos ūkis.
As reported by the BNS to the SFVS, the coronavirus was also detected in the tissues of Vilkijos ūkio in the same place.
PHOTO GALLERY. Jonava tissue farm
According to the service, information was first received that 169 tissues had died suddenly at the Danmink farm. Examination of samples from selected animals confirmed that they were infected with COVID-19. Later, it was learned that another 155 minks were killed, both at Danmink and at Vilkijos Farm.
“In order to confirm or rule out suspicions and determine the exact extent of virus spread on the farm, 22 additional samples were selected on Wednesday. Their results also confirmed COVID-19,” said Darius Remeika, Director of SFVS.
According to the service, after receiving information about the alleged outbreak on the farm, operational restrictions have been applied since Tuesday: any removal of animals, feed or other animal products from the infected farm is prohibited.
The decision was also made to kill some 40 animals that had been in contact with the examined tissues and to safely destroy their carcasses.
“We are monitoring the situation, if diseased tissues are still detected, they will be destroyed,” said Marius Masiulis, Head of the SFVS Emergency Response Department.
“At present, Lithuania is producing commercial waste of fur fabrics. In the near future, around 30 thousand will be lost in the two mentioned farms. tissues. It will start with the possibly ill, then randomized controlled trials will be done. “The dead tissues for which the disease will be confirmed must be destroyed, and the rest will have their skins stored until further notice,” he added.
According to SFVS, some 60,000 people are kept in Danmink and Vilkijos ūkis. fur animals.
At the time, the head of Vilkijos ūkio BNS claimed that currently only Danmink exceeds 30 thousand. tissues.
“They have all been tested since last week, the same as Danmink did, and all the tests were negative,” he said. Tallat-Kelpša.
According to the fur farmer, it is believed that the mink may have contracted the coronavirus from a sick worker.
“We only found out yesterday (that the employee has COVID-19 – BNS),” he said.
According to the director of Vilkijos ūkio, additional actions on tissues will be coordinated with the State Food and Veterinary Service.
“There are a range of solutions in different countries, such as the United States, Sweden does not destroy even the sick, does not destroy anything, it only strengthens security measures to protect people, to prevent the virus from leaving the farm, to allow that these tissues get sick, to gain immunity, “he said. Tallat-Kelpša.
“We will see what happens. If it is decided to destroy, then it will be a matter of compensation,” he added.
Coronavirus tissues grown in Lithuania were tested preventively when coronavirus outbreaks were detected in tissue farms in Denmark, and later in Spain, Italy, the United States, the Netherlands, Sweden and Greece.
Danish authorities reported in early November that the coronavirus had mutated in tissues, carrying the risk that the altered virus could be fully or partially resistant to vaccines currently in development, rendering them ineffective or only partially effective.
Lithuanian tissue producers are required to provide the service with data on dead tissue every week. Furthermore, in mid-November a ban on importing live tissues from countries with outbreaks of the virus came into force in Lithuania.
According to data from the Service, currently more than 1.6 million. tissues.
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