During April 21 and 28, 2018 the countries reported to the World Organization for Animal Health about 77 outbreaks of especially dangerous diseases. This is reported by pigua.info.
Scientists of the National Academy of Agrarian Sciences developed and handed over to the state registration the first domestic diagnostic test systems for detecting DNA of dangerous animal diseases. This was stated by the President of the National Academy of Sciences Yaroslav Hadzalo in his interview to "Pravda narodu", agronews.ua reported.
On April 17th the head of the State Service of Ukraine for Food Safety and Consumer Protection Volodymyr Lapa and representatives of the program of reducing the biological threat of the US Threat Reduction Agency discussed raising the level of safety on the territory of Ukraine regarding infectious animal diseases. This is reported by the press service of the State Service of Ukraine for Food Safety and Consumer Protection, according to agravery.com.
The Order of the State Service of Ukraine for Food Safety and Consumer Protection for 2018 for the implementation of the Plan of antiepizootic measures for the prevention of major infectious and parasitic animal diseases in Ukraine is 687,195 million UAH. This is noted in an interview for "Animal Health and Medicine" by the first deputy chairman of the State Service of Ukraine for Food Safety and Consumer Protection Andrii Zhuk, АgroРolit.com reported.
Between March 24 and 30, 2018, countries reported to the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) about 133 foci of especially dangerous diseases, pigua.info reported.