ワクチン接種、月内にも開始＝１０県で実施区域設定－豚コレラ指針改正へ・農水省

　農林水産省は１０日、有識者会議を開き、家畜伝染病「豚コレラ」のまん延防止に向け、現在認められていない豚への予防的なワクチン接種を可能とする防疫指針の見直し案が了承された。対象は岐阜や群馬を含む１０県。農水省は速やかに指針を改正し、月内にも接種が始まる見通しだ。

　新指針は、野生イノシシから豚への感染リスクが高いエリアを「ワクチン接種推奨地域」と位置付け、知事が接種を判断できると規定した。推奨地域として、養豚場で豚コレラが発生した岐阜、愛知、三重、福井、埼玉、長野６県に加え、感染したイノシシが見つかった群馬、石川、富山、滋賀４県の選定が決まった。（2019/10/10-18:15）

A Japanese agriculture ministry panel Thursday proposed allowing preventive vaccinations against swine fever to be given to pigs at farms in prefectures with confirmed cases.
   The proposal to revise the state's disease prevention guidelines was presented by the animal hygiene subcommittee of the Council of Food, Agriculture and Rural Area Policies, which advises the agriculture minister.
   After the revision, vaccinations are seen starting as early as this month in 10 prefectures where pigs at farms and wild boars have tested positive for swine fever.
   Under the amended guidelines, areas with high risk of swine fever transmission from wild boars to pigs will be designated as places where vaccinations are recommended. Whether to vaccinate will be decided by the governors of designated prefectures.
   The designated prefectures would conduct vaccinations after gaining ministry approval of vaccination plans, including where and when the vaccinations would be given and how much vaccine would be used.