Ulaanbaatar
Sanitizing transiting vehicles in Nalaikh
PoliticsUlaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ Contagious animal disease “pox” was reported in Nalaikh district by the analysis of State Central Veterinary Laboratory (SCVL). With the A/26 ordinance of the governor of Nalaikh district, the epicenter of the disease area was quarantined on January 24.
The report came in on January 23, stating two herders of a household was infected in 5th khoroo of Nalaikh district, known as “Darkhanii noyn khudag”. Veterinarians of “Bukh-Mo” animal hospital, N.Altantuya, R.Ulziibayar and A.Munguntsetseg made inspection on 399 sheep and detected “pox” disease on 51 sheep, quarantining the area. On this allegation, Ts.Gantumur, veterinarian at SCVL had taken samples of 15 sheep to test in laboratory, soon after clarified as “pox”.
Currently the residents of 5th khoroo, along with the military units are detained in the area. The emergency commission of Nalaikh district called an emergency conference and took immediate actions. As of January 23, 24 and 25, a total of 1762 sheep were inspected and 173 have shown signs of pox.
The military unit located in the epicenter of the animal disease is patrolling the area within 3 posts in the area. Currently, sanitation is in progress within the area. The vaccination will be conducted soon.
