In Transbaikalia, due to the threat of foot and mouth disease, a high alert regime was introduced

Brief retelling from RIA II

A high alert regime has been introduced in the Trans-Baikal Territory due to the threat of the spread of foot-and-mouth disease from neighboring countries.

The regional veterinary service has been instructed to carry out booster vaccination against foot and mouth disease in 12 border districts.

The heads of border districts have been instructed to limit livestock grazing 10 kilometers from the border and introduce organized grazing in the rest of the territory.

MOSCOW, October 9 - RIA Novosti. A high alert regime has been introduced in the Trans-Baikal Territory due to the threat of the spread of foot-and-mouth disease from countries bordering Russia, said Governor Alexander Osipov.

Earlier, Rosselkhoznadzor introduced restrictions on the import of a number of animals into Russia from the Selenge province of Mongolia due to the spread of foot-and-mouth disease there, including camels, llamas and alpacas. It was also emphasized that the import of large and small ruminants, their milk and embryos, pigs, reindeer, and wild animal species susceptible to fever is prohibited.

“According to the OIE, there are outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease in neighboring countries. To prevent the disease from coming to us, from October 8, 2026, we are introducing a high alert regime in the Trans-Baikal Territory,” Osipov wrote in a channel on the Max platform.

The regional veterinary service has been instructed to carry out a booster vaccination against foot-and-mouth disease in 12 border districts, and to keep forces and resources at the ready to quickly localize and eliminate outbreaks, the governor noted.

The heads of border districts, Osipov emphasizes, are entrusted with the order to limit grazing 10 kilometers from the border, introduce organized grazing in the rest of the territory, notify the population about prevention, and update household register data.

“Animal owners should not allow uncontrolled grazing, show animals to veterinary specialists for examination and vaccination, immediately report deaths or mass diseases, sell products only with veterinary documents... The Ministry of Finance of the region should allocate funds from the reserve fund for the purchase of vaccines,” concluded the head of the region.