Saying that foot-and-mouth disease is a viral disease and viruses spread through saliva, Akgün Ergül, President of the Kayseri Chamber of Veterinarians, said:Currently, there is a quarantine for the foot and mouth virus in 81 provinces. Of course, this period can be period in the form of such an epidemic. In previous years, there was such an epidemic related to A22, which was described as a crime in Iran, and the entry and exit of animals was banned in all regions. There is also a monetary penalty for this. There is also a fine of 47 thousand TL at the entrance and exit of illegal animals. For now, our entire country is under quarantine regarding this. Of course, FMD is a viral disease in animals. It progresses with high fever and causes losses ranging from economic losses to death. It creates wounds that can range from watery sores on the mouth and tongue mucosa of animals to shedding on the outer skin. At the same time, watery and inflamed wounds are formed on the milking parts of the udders of female animals, the skin is shedding, and at the same time, it is a viral disease that hits the nails and feet and causes lameness and discomfort of the size of the nails. Together with the samples taken from all regions, the Ministry of Foot and Mouth Institute started to produce the vaccine immediately and the veterinarians in the provincial and district directorates are rapidly carrying out vaccination studies in 81 provinces. In any case, the treatment of viruses is only possible with vaccination as a preventive measure. For him, this will continue for a while, but after the vaccination studies are over, we will overcome this disease and the epidemic will disappear and the quarantine measures will return to the old days.” said.
“Netting or wire mesh should be placed in the barns for the birds”
Ergül said that precautions should be taken in closed system barns due to the carrier nature of the birds.This virus is transmitted from a barn to a barn or from a business to a business, from a city to a city with the movements of animals. For this reason, our ministry has already restricted animal movements as a precaution. Apart from this, maybe there is no symptom of the disease in the enterprise, but let’s say that there is a symptom of the disease in the subsidiary enterprise. It can happen even when you go to that business and come back to your own business, or by means of birds. Some of our barns are open and some are closed systems. It can be prevented by using disinfection in the open system establishments, provided that some precautions are taken for the animals, but in the barns in the closed system, putting wires on the windows and especially the door entrances and exits, especially preventing the birds from entering, will reduce the transmission of the disease a little more. Apart from this, the most effective way of struggle is to apply the vaccine produced and after that, the vaccine will give you full immunity within 20 days. Slowly the disease will subside. An animal that is sick at the first moment inevitably spreads the virus, up to millions, with the saliva flow from their mouths in the first 24 hours. A bird placed there also enters the barns or is found in the places where they roam. Or it can be the boots of their caregivers. Since there are sores in their mouths, animals constantly salivate in foot and mouth disease. As a result, they have difficulty in eating. We can transmit this virus directly to that saliva when we go to another business, whether it is our feet, our boots or our own contact. Birds can also transmit the virus to the other business when they come to another business and wander around involuntarily when they come into contact with these places. It is difficult to take the measure of this in open system enterprises, but when we close the entrances and exits with wire mesh or net in closed enterprises, we reduce this risk.” he said.
