AMMAN — The first phase of a new
action plan to control the spread of foot-and-mouth disease among Jordan’s
livestock was launched on Friday, with a vaccination campaign in the areas
surrounding the virus hotspot, according to the Ministry of Agriculture.
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In a statement carried by Ammon News, the
ministry said that it had identified a radius surrounding the Al-Dhulail and
Al-Khalidiyah areas in Zarqa as the most likely zone to be exposed to new
infections.
Minister of Agriculture Khaled Huneifat
stated that the ministry is implementing careful preventive measures during the
vaccination process, using disinfectants before and after entering farms for
vaccination purposes, and designating a single vaccination team to each farm.
While the current vaccination campaign
represents the first stage of the action plan, the second stage will involve the
animals closest to the disease hotspot, and will follow the established
guidelines quarantining off affected areas and implementing permanent
sterilization procedures for vehicles entering and leaving the zone via main
roads, Huneifat said.
The ministry is also preparing to host
epidemiology experts from a laboratory in Italy, who will verify and follow up
on the measures taken by the ministry to track the disease, he said. Meanwhile,
all current activities are being implemented under the supervision of an expert
from the World Organization for Animal Health and in cooperation with the
private sector.
The second batch of vaccines is expected to
arrive at the beginning of this week, the minister added.
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