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Joint decree No. 155/38 of the Ministry of Public Health and of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food validating Sanitary and Veterinary Regulation related to impact of listeriosis on human environment.

Country/Territory
Belarus
Document type
Regulation
Date
2002
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Livestock
Keyword
Animal health Pests/diseases Quarantine Slaughtering
Geographical area
CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia
Abstract

This Joint Decree sanitary rules and regulations for combating and prophylaxis of listeriosis – an infectious disease common to agricultural, domestic and wild animals and human beings. Infection of human beings is usually transmitted by means of food, mostly through eating products of animal origin, in particular consumption of milk and dairy products that have not been sufficiently heat treated. The disease shall be considered professional for the personnel of animal farms, poultry farms, meat-processing enterprises, veterinary specialists and slaughter-houses. Owners of agricultural and domestic animals shall be completely responsible for compliance with veterinary and sanitary regulations related to keeping and exploitation of animals. Newly purchased animals shall be registered and shall be kept for 30 days in quarantine for veterinary testing. Purchase, trade, delivery to slaughtering, grazing and movement of cattle shall be carried out prior authorization of veterinary service. In accordance with the prescription of veterinary experts ill animals shall be timely delivered for slaughtering of the whole herd shall be liquidated. Diagnosis and differential diagnosis shall be based upon analysis of epizootic situation, clinical data and the results of bacteriological and serologic testing.

Full text
Russian
Website
mshp.minsk.by