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Accordingly, 3 temporary quarantine posts in the province include post no. 1 on Highway 20 at the border of Tan Phu district and Lam Dong province; post no.2 on National Highway 1A at the border of Xuan Hoa commune in Xuan Loc district and Binh Thuan province; and post no.5 in hamlet 2 in Tan An commune, Vinh Cuu district. These are that temporary quarantine posts that were established between February and March, 2019 with the aim of controlling and supervising the vehicles transporting pigs including cooked and processed pork products to Dong Nai province to contribute to preventing and controlling the province’s African swine fever.

Earlier, on November 14, 2019 the provincial People’s Committee dissolved 4 temporary quarantine posts in Long Thanh and Cam My districts and Bien Hoa city. Therefore, 7 out of 7 temporary animal quarantine posts established to prevent and control African swine fever in the province were decided to be dissolved by the provincial People’s Committee.

During their operation period from February 25, 2019 to April 21, 2020, these 7 temporary animal quarantine posts in the province checked a total of 18,163 vehicles and transported 3,263,792 pigs through the locality including 3,092 vehicles that transported 592,380 pigs from provinces and cities for consumption in Dong Nai province. Although these posts were dissolved according to regulations and in accordance with the reality situation after African swine fever had been kept under control. However, the inspection and control of transporting, trading, and slaughtering animals are still strengthened through the inspection activities of the following sectors: police, market management, veterinary, and so on to contribute to preventing and controlling the risk of epidemics from entering the locality.

Duy Minh (Le Khoi)