Mastiff Epidemic Report Released, Breeders Need to Pay Attention to Dog Health
When a legally designated infectious disease under national regulations occurs, the epidemic situation shall be promptly reported to the higher-level competent business department, including the time and place of onset, the number of affected and dead animals, clinical symptoms, necropsy changes, the name of the initially diagnosed disease, etc. At the same time, appropriate prevention, control, and eradication measures shall be taken, and when necessary, neighboring areas or units shall be notified so as to jointly carry out prevention and control. Before a diagnosis is made, dogs suspected of carrying an infectious disease shall be isolated and placed under the management of specially assigned personnel; the places where dead dogs stayed and the contaminated environment, utensils, etc. shall be comprehensively disinfected; the carcasses of dead dogs shall be kept intact pending examination; and diseased dogs shall not be arbitrarily emergency-slaughtered without the consent of veterinary quarantine.