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“The first case of coronavirus in Lithuania has been confirmed at the Jonava district tissue farm. When the animals kept there began to die suddenly, samples were taken and the coronavirus was confirmed, ”confirmed Jurgita Savickaitė, head of the Public Relations Division of the State Food and Veterinary Service (SFVS).
SFVS Director Darius Remeika stated that the COVID-19 case had also been confirmed for one of the people overseeing the farm.
“This Tuesday we received preliminary information on the increase in the mortality of fur animals on this farm. On the same day, the animal samples selected by the SFVS specialists were sent for analysis to the laboratory of the National Institute for the Evaluation of Veterinary and Food Risks.
To confirm or rule out suspicions and determine the exact extent of the spread of the virus on the farm, 22 additional samples were selected on Wednesday. Their results were also confirmed by COVID-19. On the same Wednesday, we received a notification that one of the people overseeing this farm had been approved for COVID-19. According to SFVS, the employee of the tissue farm felt bad this Monday, all the employees who contacted him are in self-isolation ”, says Darius Remeika, director of SFVS.
Once the information on the suspected outbreak on the farm has been received, immediately, as of November 24. Operational restrictions have been applied. The removal of animals, feed or other animal products from the infected farm is prohibited.
The decision was made to kill the tissues kept in 22 infected cages (about 40 units) and to safely dispose of the animal carcasses at the animal by-product processing plant.
“The results of the study show that the SARS-CoV-2 virus could have been transmitted to tissues by an agricultural worker, so we urge all tissue farms in the country to strictly comply with all biosecurity requirements. Animals ”, Emphasized the Director of the SFVS.
Currently, about 60 thousand are kept in this tissue farm. fur animals. Those responsible for the farm must closely monitor the health of the remaining tissues.
Lithuanian tissue producers are obliged to provide the regional SFVS, which carries out the state veterinary control of the tissue industry, each week with data on dead tissues during the week, taking into account these data, the selection and the examination of new samples.
This obligation is planned for all producers and producers of fabrics on November 12. An order from the Director of SFVS was signed.
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