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Mon, 04/27/2009 - 17:02
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INDONESIA TEMPORARILY STOPS IMPORTING PIGS
Jakarta, April 27 (ANTARA) - Indonesia has decided to temporarily stop importing pigs in an effort to prevent the spread of swine influenza which has spread of late in a number of Latin American countries, a senior minister said.
"Indonesia has decided to stop importing pigs for the time being while waiting a safe condition," Coordinating Minister for People's Welfare Aburizal Bakrie said after chairing a coordination meeting here on Monday.
The coordination meeting was held to discuss efforts to anticipate the possible spread in the country of swine influenza viruses.
The minister said that information on the decision to stop the importation of pigs would soon be conveyed to the trade ministry for its implementation.
Bakrie said that the decision was taken as part of the efforts to increase alertness over the swine influenza virus which was suspected to have been able to mutate and could be communicated from man to man.
Previously, World Health Organization (WHO)'s director general Margaret Chan has declared the swine influenza outbreak as a public health emergency of international concern (PHIC) based on recommendations of the Emergency Committee.
According to data available at the WHO, up to April 26, a total of 20 swine influenza cases have been found in the United States, of which eight in New York, seven in California, two in Texas, two i Kansas and one in Ohio.***
"Indonesia has decided to stop importing pigs for the time being while waiting a safe condition," Coordinating Minister for People's Welfare Aburizal Bakrie said after chairing a coordination meeting here on Monday.
The coordination meeting was held to discuss efforts to anticipate the possible spread in the country of swine influenza viruses.
The minister said that information on the decision to stop the importation of pigs would soon be conveyed to the trade ministry for its implementation.
Bakrie said that the decision was taken as part of the efforts to increase alertness over the swine influenza virus which was suspected to have been able to mutate and could be communicated from man to man.
Previously, World Health Organization (WHO)'s director general Margaret Chan has declared the swine influenza outbreak as a public health emergency of international concern (PHIC) based on recommendations of the Emergency Committee.
According to data available at the WHO, up to April 26, a total of 20 swine influenza cases have been found in the United States, of which eight in New York, seven in California, two in Texas, two i Kansas and one in Ohio.***
