Ministry of Rural Agriculture: Strengthen the prevention and control of the source of zoonotic infectious diseases and strengthen the supervision of wildlife trading.
Release time:
2020-10-18

1. on strengthening the prevention and control of the source of zoonotic infectious diseases
The Ministry of Agriculture and villages attaches great importance to the prevention and control of zoonotic diseases, formulates a national compulsory immunization plan for animal diseases on an annual basis, implements compulsory immunization against animal diseases that seriously endanger the production of the breeding industry and human health, and pays attention to source prevention and control. Among the five diseases specified in the compulsory immunization program in 2020, there are three zoonotic infectious diseases, including highly pathogenic avian influenza, brucellosis and echinococcosis. All provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities directly under the Central Government may increase the types of diseases and regions for compulsory immunization according to the epidemic situation of animal diseases within their jurisdiction. The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs guides all localities to implement programmed immunization for large-scale breeding farms and places where conditions permit, and adopts a combination of centralized immunization in spring and autumn with regular supplements and exemptions for free-range animals; guides all levelsLivestockVeterinary institutions implement a combination of regular monitoring and random sampling, carry out immune effect monitoring and evaluation, and organize timely supplements and exemptions if the qualified rate of antibodies in livestock and poultry groups does not meet the prescribed requirements. The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs organizes regular inspections twice a year, organizes random inspections as appropriate, and reports the inspection results. In addition, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, in conjunction with health and other departments, earnestly implemented the requirements of the National Medium and Long-term Animal Disease Prevention and Control Plan (2012-2020), and successively formulated and issued major zoonotic diseases such as brucellosis, bovine tuberculosis, schistosomiasis, echinococcosis, and rabies. Prevention and control plans and guidance opinions, strengthen inter-departmental joint prevention and control, strengthen source prevention and control measures such as animal epidemic monitoring, immunization, timely detection and elimination of epidemic hazards.
In the next step, the Ministry of agriculture and rural areas will continue to strengthen the source prevention and control of zoonotic diseases, strictly implement the regional prevention and control measures, highlight the implementation of compulsory immunization and other measures, continue to carry out epidemic monitoring, timely grasp the epidemic situation of epidemic diseases, constantly optimize prevention and control strategies, and consolidate and expand the effectiveness of prevention and control.
2. on strengthening the supervision of wildlife trading
The Ministry of Agriculture and villages has thoroughly implemented the spirit of the important instructions and instructions of the leaders of the CPC Central Committee and the State Council, conscientiously performed the duties of member units of the inter-ministerial joint conference system for cracking down on illegal trade in wild animals and plants, and constantly strengthened law enforcement cooperation among departments. severely crack down on illegal and illegal trading of wild animals. On January 21 this year, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, together with the General Administration of Market Supervision and the State Forestry and Grass Administration, jointly issued the ''Emergency Notice on Strengthening the Supervision of the Wildlife Market and Actively Doing a Good Job in Epidemic Prevention and Control Work'', proposing to conduct trading venues such as farmers' markets and e-commerce platforms. Carry out joint inspections to severely crack down on illegal wildlife trading. On January 26, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, together with the General Administration of Market Supervision and the State Forestry and Grass Administration, issued a notice prohibiting wildlife trading activities. On February 6, the Ministry of Agriculture and villages, together with the General Administration of Market Supervision, the Ministry of Public Security, the General Administration of Customs and the State Forestry and Grass Administration, jointly launched a special law enforcement action against illegal trading of wildlife. On the same day, the General Administration of Market Supervision issued the Opinions on Severely and Quickly Cracking down on Illegal Acts During the Prevention and Control of the New Coronavirus Epidemic, requiring simplified law enforcement and hearing procedures and top penalties for illegal trading of wild animals and their products during the prevention and control of the epidemic. On February 10, the General Office of the General Administration of Market Supervision issued the ''Notice on Further Strengthening Food Safety Supervision during the Epidemic Prevention and Control Periods, ''requiring local market supervision departments to supervise food operators to strictly implement relevant regulations prohibiting the trading of wild animals and their products. It is strictly forbidden to purchase, operate, and use wild animal meat and its products, and not to operate wild animal dishes. On February 24, after the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress issued the ''Decision on Completely Prohibiting Illegal Wildlife Trading, Abusing Bad Habits of Indiscriminate Eating Wild Animals, and Effectively Protecting the Life, Health and Safety of the People, ''the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs cooperated with public security, market supervision and other departments. Severely crack down on illegal trading of wild animals.
In the next step, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs will continue to resolutely implement the spirit and requirements of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, strengthen cooperation with the Ministry of Public Security, the General Administration of Market Supervision, the State Forestry and Grass Administration and other departments, implement detailed wildlife market control measures, and severely crack down on wildlife Illegal trading in animals.
3. on advocating scientific eating habits and eliminating the habit of eating wild animals
The Ministry of Agriculture and villages actively carried out popular science publicity activities in conjunction with relevant departments to strengthen health awareness and advocate scientific eating habits. Since the outbreak of the epidemic, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, the General Administration of Market Supervision, the State Forestry and Grass Administration and other departments have issued notices and announcements many times to remind consumers to understand the health risks of eating wild animals, stay away from game, and eat healthily. Organize and carry out special publicity activities on the rule of law for the prevention and control of epidemics and the rule of law, strengthen the publicity of relevant laws and regulations such as the Animal Epidemic Prevention Law, the Wildlife Protection Law, and the Fisheries Law, and use websites, WeChat public accounts, newspapers and other media to hang slogans and post Announcements, broadcast promotional videos, hold press conferences, publicly report typical cases, and centrally publish reporting methods to widely publicize the legal consequences of illegal wildlife operations, improve the legal awareness of operators, enhance consumers' awareness of self-protection, consciously resist the purchase and consumption of wild animals, and build social consensus.
In the next step, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs will work with relevant departments to strengthen positive publicity, strengthen education and guidance, and continuously raise the people's awareness of the dangers of overeating wild animals, enhance the people's awareness of the legal system, public health safety awareness and ecological protection awareness, and change customs and customs. get rid of bad habits.

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