The doctor Geovanny MolinaGeneral Director of Livestock (DIGEGA) reported that the technicians maintain absolute surveillance control to prevent animal products from entering the country to protect the food health of the Dominican Republic.
The director of the SAY He also highlighted that the state institution has a plan of National Emergency of permanent response, reinforcing surveillance in ports and airports, through the direction of Animal Health throughout the country so that diseases that put the national poultry industry at risk are not introduced.
He recalled that the General Directorate of Livestock published a month ago the prohibition of entry into the country of products of animal origin that do not have the required authorization.
On your side, Dr. Dagelia Gomez, in charge of the Sanitary Campaign, said that they have activated alert groups with updates on emergency actions for the personnel of the Central Veterinary Laboratory (LAVACEN) and that they can carry out the virus subtyping and PCR tests.
While the doctor Francis Rodriguez, Animal Quarantine manager stated that Livestock is monitoring the evolution of the first cases registered in the United States of America and Spain of Avian Influenza.
He argued that as a protocol the country has taken restrictive measures in ports and airports so that contaminated animal products do not enter.
That is to say, he added that any product of animal origin without the sanitary authorization will not be able to enter the Dominican Republic.
