Minister Sarovic Formed a Crisis Centre to Tackle African Swine Fever

Minister of Foreign Trade and Economic Relations of BiH, Mirko Sarovic has decided to establish a Joint Center for the Control of African Swine Fever, a crisis headquarters that will work to prevent the onset of this disease in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

The task of the team is to implement all the necessary control and prevention measures, that is, to prevent the introduction of African swine fever in BiH after the onset of this disease in the countries of region (Serbia, Hungary, Romania, Slovakia and Bulgaria).

The Joint Center will work to coordinate the implementation of all activities and measures to prevent the introduction, early detection and control of African swine fever, including coordination of the epidemiological examination in the territory of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

It should be noted that the Veterinary Office of BiH has previously adopted the Instruction on the temporary ban on the import of certain consignments in order to prevent the introduction of African swine fever from the Republic of Serbia into Bosnia and Herzegovina. The temporary ban includes import of domestic and wild pigs, as well as products originating from domestic and wild pigs that have not been treated in a way to safely destroy the African swine fever virus.